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C++ Quiz #161

A Throw Inside a catch Block

hardExceptions

The handler inside convert prints a line and then throws a NEW std::runtime_error. What is printed?

📄 Code

1#include <iostream>
2#include <stdexcept>
3#include <string>
4 
5void convert(const std::string& text) {
6    try {
7        int value = std::stoi(text);
8        std::cout << "value " << value << "\n";
9    } catch (const std::invalid_argument&) {
10        std::cout << "cannot read " << text << "\n";
11        throw std::runtime_error("bad record: " + text);
12    }
13}
14 
15int main() {
16    try {
17        convert("12");
18        convert("x9");
19        convert("34");
20    } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
21        std::cout << "stopped: " << e.what() << "\n";
22    }
23    std::cout << "end\n";
24    return 0;
25}