From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,98c463a9e98cfdf5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-12 07:48:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!washdc3-snh1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada exceptions. unchecked? Date: 12 Jun 2002 09:40:34 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: <$4ctS45vG2pB@eisner.encompasserve.org> References: <8db3d6c8.0206112300.3965a62b@posting.google.com> <3D0750F1.7A12342@raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1023892865 22957 192.135.80.34 (12 Jun 2002 14:41:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:41:05 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25796 Date: 2002-06-12T09:40:34-06:00 List-Id: In article <3D0750F1.7A12342@raytheon.com>, Mark Johnson writes: > Larry Kilgallen wrote: >> >> In article <8db3d6c8.0206112300.3965a62b@posting.google.com>, nma124@hotmail.com (steve_H) writes: >> > I have thought that Ada exceptions were unchecked, is this correct? >> >> What do you mean by "unchecked" ? > > After a quick review of the web site he referenced, I believe he is > referring to the need in Java to either... > - catch the exception > - declare that the exception is thrown > Adding it to Ada at this point would break a lot of code (but also > likely FIX a lot of code when implemented). But what about all those exceptions like Program Error that might be signalled other than by the explicit choice of the programmer ? Are there two classes of exceptions ?