CS202
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Catching an Exception
nThe operand of the throw operator determines which catch block is selected by matching its type with the
type of the catch
blocks.
nIf we use the type void* for a catch block, it should
come after any
other catch block specifying a pointer type.
nThis is because the catch blocks are checked in sequence and the first catch block matching the type is used.
nSince void* matches all possible pointer types, we would never be able to access a catch block with a specific pointer type if a void* catch block preceded
it.