Difference between exception handling in C++ and Java?

Question

In Java, if a specific line of code causes the program to crash, then the exception is caught and the program continues to execute.

However, in C++, if I have a piece of

Answer 1

Not all crashes are due to unhandled exceptions. For your example, the C++ standard says that dereferencing the NULL pointer results in undefined behaviour. In Windows, you can handle problems that crash your program without throwing a C++ exception with structured exception handling (SEH): __try/__except/__finally. In Unix, you can set up special signal handlers.

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Also, there is an error in your code. The exception handler for const char * would only be invoked when an exception of this type is thrown. For standard exceptions, you should catch std::exception or it's appropriate subclasses. To catch any C++ exception, use catch (...).