Why aren't variables declared in “try” in scope in “catch” or “finally”?

Question

In C# and in Java (and possibly other languages as well), variables declared in a \"try\" block are not in scope in the corresponding \"catch\" or \"finally\" blocks. For e

Answer 1

In C++ at any rate, the scope of an automatic variable is limited by the curly braces that surround it. Why would anyone expect this to be different by plunking down a try keyword outside the curly braces?