我正在与一位同事讨论从构造函数抛出异常的问题,我想我需要一些反馈。

从设计的角度来看,从构造函数抛出异常是否正确?

假设我在一个类中包装了一个POSIX互斥锁,它看起来像这样:

class Mutex {
public:
  Mutex() {
    if (pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_, 0) != 0) {
      throw MutexInitException();
    }
  }

  ~Mutex() {
    pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_);
  }

  void lock() {
    if (pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_) != 0) {
      throw MutexLockException();
    }
  }

  void unlock() {
    if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_) != 0) {
      throw MutexUnlockException();
    }
  }

private:
  pthread_mutex_t mutex_;
};

我的问题是,这是标准的方法吗?因为如果pthread mutex_init调用失败,互斥锁对象将不可用,因此抛出异常将确保不会创建互斥锁。

我是否应该为Mutex类创建一个成员函数init,并调用pthread mutex_init,其中将返回基于pthread mutex_init的返回的bool值?这样我就不必为如此低级的对象使用异常了。


当前回答

如果确实从构造函数抛出异常,请记住,如果需要在构造函数初始化列表中捕获异常,则需要使用函数try/catch语法。

e.g.

func::func() : foo()
{
    try {...}
    catch (...) // will NOT catch exceptions thrown from foo constructor
    { ... }
}

vs.

func::func()
    try : foo() {...}
    catch (...) // will catch exceptions thrown from foo constructor
    { ... }

其他回答

唯一不从构造函数抛出异常的情况是,如果您的项目有禁止使用异常的规则(例如,谷歌不喜欢异常)。在这种情况下,你不希望在构造函数中使用异常,而必须使用某种类型的init方法。

从构造函数抛出是可以的,但应该确保这一点 对象是在main启动之后和main启动之前构造的 完成:

class A
{
public:
  A () {
    throw int ();
  }
};

A a;     // Implementation defined behaviour if exception is thrown (15.3/13)

int main ()
{
  try
  {
    // Exception for 'a' not caught here.
  }
  catch (int)
  {
  }
}

除了这里的所有答案之外,我想要提到一个非常具体的原因/场景,您可能更喜欢从类的Init方法而不是从Ctor抛出异常(当然,这是首选的和更常见的方法)。

我会提前提到,这个例子(场景)假设你不使用“智能指针”(即- std::unique_ptr)为你的类。 S指针数据成员。

因此,关键是:如果你希望类的Dtor在你捕捉到Init()方法抛出的异常后(在这种情况下)调用它时“采取行动”——你一定不要从Ctor抛出异常,因为Ctor的Dtor调用不会在“半生不熟”的对象上调用。

请看下面的例子来证明我的观点:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class A
{
    public:
    A(int a)
        : m_a(a)
    {
        cout << "A::A - setting m_a to:" << m_a << endl;
    }

    ~A()
    {
        cout << "A::~A" << endl;
    }

    int m_a;
};

class B
{
public:
    B(int b)
        : m_b(b)
    {
        cout << "B::B - setting m_b to:" << m_b << endl;
    }

    ~B()
    {
        cout << "B::~B" << endl;
    }

    int m_b;
};

class C
{
public:
    C(int a, int b, const string& str)
        : m_a(nullptr)
        , m_b(nullptr)
        , m_str(str)
    {
        m_a = new A(a);
        cout << "C::C - setting m_a to a newly A object created on the heap (address):" << m_a << endl;
        if (b == 0)
        {
            throw exception("sample exception to simulate situation where m_b was not fully initialized in class C ctor");
        }

        m_b = new B(b);
        cout << "C::C - setting m_b to a newly B object created on the heap (address):" << m_b << endl;
    }

    ~C()
    {
        delete m_a;
        delete m_b;
        cout << "C::~C" << endl;
    }

    A* m_a;
    B* m_b;
    string m_str;
};

class D
{
public:
    D()
        : m_a(nullptr)
        , m_b(nullptr)
    {
        cout << "D::D" << endl;
    }

    void InitD(int a, int b)
    {
        cout << "D::InitD" << endl;
        m_a = new A(a);
        throw exception("sample exception to simulate situation where m_b was not fully initialized in class D Init() method");
        m_b = new B(b);
    }

    ~D()
    {
        delete m_a;
        delete m_b;
        cout << "D::~D" << endl;
    }

    A* m_a;
    B* m_b;
};

void item10Usage()
{
    cout << "item10Usage - start" << endl;

    // 1) invoke a normal creation of a C object - on the stack
    // Due to the fact that C's ctor throws an exception - its dtor
    // won't be invoked when we leave this scope
    {
        try
        {
            C c(1, 0, "str1");
        }
        catch (const exception& e)
        {
            cout << "item10Usage - caught an exception when trying to create a C object on the stack:" << e.what() << endl;
        }
    }

    // 2) same as in 1) for a heap based C object - the explicit call to 
    //    C's dtor (delete pc) won't have any effect
    C* pc = 0;
    try
    {
        pc = new C(1, 0, "str2");
    }
    catch (const exception& e)
    {
        cout << "item10Usage - caught an exception while trying to create a new C object on the heap:" << e.what() << endl;
        delete pc; // 2a)
    }

    // 3) Here, on the other hand, the call to delete pd will indeed 
    //    invoke D's dtor
    D* pd = new D();
    try
    {
        pd->InitD(1,0);
    }
    catch (const exception& e)
    {
        cout << "item10Usage - caught an exception while trying to init a D object:" << e.what() << endl;
        delete pd; 
    }

    cout << "\n \n item10Usage - end" << endl;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    cout << "main - start" << endl;
    item10Usage();
    cout << "\n \n main - end" << endl;
    return 0;
}

我要再次提到,这不是推荐的方法,只是想分享一个额外的观点。

此外,正如您可能已经从代码中的一些打印中看到的那样,它是基于Scott Meyers(第一版)的“更有效的c++”中的第10项。

#include <iostream>

class bar
{
public:
  bar()
  {
    std::cout << "bar() called" << std::endl;
  }

  ~bar()
  {
    std::cout << "~bar() called" << std::endl;

  }
};
class foo
{
public:
  foo()
    : b(new bar())
  {
    std::cout << "foo() called" << std::endl;
    throw "throw something";
  }

  ~foo()
  {
    delete b;
    std::cout << "~foo() called" << std::endl;
  }

private:
  bar *b;
};


int main(void)
{
  try {
    std::cout << "heap: new foo" << std::endl;
    foo *f = new foo();
  } catch (const char *e) {
    std::cout << "heap exception: " << e << std::endl;
  }

  try {
    std::cout << "stack: foo" << std::endl;
    foo f;
  } catch (const char *e) {
    std::cout << "stack exception: " << e << std::endl;
  }

  return 0;
}

输出:

heap: new foo
bar() called
foo() called
heap exception: throw something
stack: foo
bar() called
foo() called
stack exception: throw something

析构函数不被调用,因此如果需要在构造函数中抛出异常,很多东西(例如。打扫?)要做的事。

注意,从构造函数抛出异常后,析构函数永远不会被调用。

struct B
{
    char* p;
    B() { 
        cout << "Constructor - B" << endl; 
        p = new char[1024];
        throw std::exception("some exception");
    }
    ~B() { // NEVER GETS CALLED AFTER EXCEPTION !!!! - memory leak 
        cout << "Destructor - B" << endl; 
        delete[] p;
    } 
};

int main()
{
    try {
        B b;
    }
    catch (...) {
        cout << "Catch called " << endl;
    }
}

输出:

Constructor - B
Catch called       (Note: B's Destructor is NEVER called)