What is the point of `void func() throw(type)`?

Question

I know this is a valid c++ program. What is the point of the throw in the function declarement? AFAIK it does nothing and isnt used for anything.

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Answer 1

This is an exception specification. It says that the only exception that func() can throw is std::exception (or a derivative thereof). Attempting to throw any other exception will give std::unexpected instead.