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C++ Quiz #160

A Bare throw With Nothing to Rethrow

hardExceptions

retry() executes a bare throw; while NO exception is being handled. The program compiles. What happens when it runs?

📄 Code

1#include <iostream>
2 
3void retry() {
4    throw;
5}
6 
7int main() {
8    try {
9        retry();
10    } catch (...) {
11        std::cout << "caught\n";
12    }
13    return 0;
14}