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Hi -

Does MSVC++ throw a C++ exception upon an acess violation?
I compile the following program under MSVC++ 2.2, with 
exception handling enabled in the project settings, and execute
it under Windows NT 3.5. At runtime, the catch (...) exception 
handler is entered.  

My question is this: What is the type of the exception thrown
in this case?  

I can't seem to find anything in the books online.
I'd really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on
this.

Thanks --

Paul


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#include <windows.h>
#include <ostream.h>

int
main (int argc, char *argv [])
{
	// Does MSVC++ really throw an exception for an access violation?

	int	*p = NULL;

	try
	{
		(*p)++;	  // Clearly, an access violation :)
	}
	catch (char c)
	{
		cerr << "Caught char exception: " << c << endl;
	}
	catch (char *s)
	{
		cerr << "Caught char* exception: " << s << endl;
	}
	catch (DWORD dw)
	{
		cerr << "Caught DWORD exception: " << dw << endl;
	}
	catch (int i)
	{
		cerr << "Caught int exception: " << i << endl;
	}
	catch (...)
	{
		cerr << "Caught unspecified exception." << endl;
	}

	return 0;
}