C++ - struct file_exception {}

[pbartosz]

#include <iostream>

struct exception {};
struct file_exception: public exception {
};

void ex() throw(file_exception) {
throw new file_exception();
}

int main()
{
try {
ex();
}
catch (file_exception) {
std::cout << "catched\n";
}
return 0;
}

I get the message: "terminate called after throwing an instance of
'file_exception*'".
Why can't I catch the file_exception?

 

[Ian Collins]

#include<iostream>

You're lost, comp.lang.c++ is down the hall.