Console Number Exception Handling.

[Ed Dana]

I am attempting to use exception handling in the console to trap an
invalid character into a numeric field. Unfortunately, using this example:
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#include <exception>

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
double number = 0;

while (number <= 0) {
std::cout << "Gimme a number: ";
try {
std::cin >number;
}
catch (exception e) {
std::cout << "Oops, you did it again.";
}
}

}
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all I get is an endless loop. What exception should I be using and what
header file if not above. Any clues appreciated.

[Barry]

On Oct 11, 6:46*am, Ed Dana <[e-mail]:

I am attempting to use exception handling in the console to trap an
invalid character into a numeric field. Unfortunately, using this example:
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#include <exception>

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
* *double number = 0;

* *while (number <= 0) {
* * *std::cout << "Gimme a number: ";
* * *try {
* * * *std::cin >number;
* * *}
* * *catch (exception e) {
* * * *std::cout << "Oops, you did it again.";
* * *}
* *}

}

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all I get is an endless loop. What exception should I be using and what
header file if not above. Any clues appreciated.

something like this:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-15.5

--
Best Regards
Barry

[Ed Dana]

Thanks. That was definitely the clue I needed. (Certainly not the one I
expected.)

Barry wrote:

>
something like this:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-15.5

--
Best Regards
Barry

[Rolf Magnus]

Ed Dana wrote:

Thanks. That was definitely the clue I needed. (Certainly not the one I
expected.)

Barry wrote:

>>
something like this:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit....html#faq-15.5

Btw, you can use exceptions for this if you like, but you must enabled them
explicitly first.

[Ed Dana]

Rolf Magnus wrote:

>
Btw, you can use exceptions for this if you like, but you must enabled them
explicitly first.

Any examples of this would be appreciated. :)

Ed.