Re: catch rethrown exception in gtest (using google's gtest),

From:
dust <clcfans@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:58:56 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
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On Nov 24, 10:37 am, "Alf P. Steinbach /Usenet" <alf.p.steinbach
+use...@gmail.com> wrote:

* dust, on 24.11.2010 06:24:

Hi,

I'm a testng a function func(), a member function of class A, defined
in A.cpp. But while creating object of A, an exception is thrown in
constructor.
Here is gdb output:

(gdb) bt
#0 0x00504eff in raise () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#1 0x00506705 in abort () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#2 0x0019c4f7 in __cxa_call_unexpected () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so=

..

5
#3 0x0019c544 in std::terminate () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
#4 0x0019c6b6 in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
#5 0x0804b530 in A (this=0x9be8390) at path/to/A.cpp:381

As this obect is being created in my test case, I put the object
creation in try catch block as
try
     {
         A obj;
     }
     catch (int res) { }

When I compiled and run the test, this time an exception is thrown in
Test body itself. Here is the gdb output:

(gdb) bt
#0 0x00cd2eff in raise () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#1 0x00cd4705 in abort () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#2 0x00eca4f7 in __cxa_call_unexpected () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so=

..

5
#3 0x00eca544 in std::terminate () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
#4 0x00eca71c in __cxa_rethrow () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
#5 0x08054103 in myTest_Test::TestBody (this=0x868b230) at A.cpp:1=

3

The difference between 2 output is at frame #2, in 1st case it is
__cxa_throw (), and in 2nd case it is __cxa_rethrow ().

Please help me how to catch the exception generated from my test case.


Possibly some feeble-minded person will post an "answer" containing three=

 dots,

and you will think that's great.

The rest of us are, however, more concerned with correctness than local
symptom-fixes, and, note: we are not telepaths, sorry.

So, post the relevant code.


Posting exact code might be a violation of copyright. So I have
replaced all paths with "path/to/..." and class name to generic name,
A.
However my test case is written by me and hence not a violation. So I
have posted the exact test body (try, catch block).

The main issue here is "exception re-thrown in catch block". Please
try to suggest a generic solution.

See the relevant FAQ item for advice about posting a question about code =

that

does not work.


please send a link to that FAQ.

Follow that advice.

Cheers & hth.,

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