noexcept & exception specifications

LanguageC++114 papers3 connections

noexcept operator and specifier, deprecation of dynamic exception specifications, throwing move constructors.

Connected features

Rvalue references & move semanticsC++11noexcept exists to make moves safely usable (move_if_noexcept)noexcept in the libraryC++11library adopts noexceptnoexcept in the type systemC++17noexcept becomes part of the type

Papers

4 · Pittsburgh 2010 → Batavia 2010

Allows move constructors to throw and adds noexcept plus std::move_if_noexcept so containers stay exception-safe.

Read N3050 on wg21.link →Paper page