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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: newbie question: exceptions
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 05:18:34 -0700
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Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> writes:

> On Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:18:33 UTC+3,  Tiib  wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, 18 August 2019 08:07:31 UTC+3, Tim Rentsch  wrote:
>>
>>> Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> writes:
>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, 13 August 2019 17:38:34 UTC+3, Jivanmukta  wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> Does it make sense to code:
>>>>>
>>>>> MyClass *myObj = MyClass();
>>>>
>>>> No.  It is usually syntax error,
>>>
>>> In most cases a diagnostic is required, but assuming MyClass
>>> is a class (or struct), and there is no funny preprocessor
>>> stuff going on, it is never a syntax error.
>>
>> I can demo that it is ill-formed on most trivial case:
>> http://coliru.stacked-crooked.com/a/aa95b9b7035de3c3
>
> Ok.  I think I got it ... you meant it is not syntax error but
> semantic error.

Right.