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4 The standard exception classes carry with them a single string as
5 data (usually describing what went wrong or where the 'throw' took
6 place). It's good to remember that you can add your own data to
7 these exceptions when extending the hierarchy:
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9 struct My_Exception : public std::runtime_error
12 My_Exception (const string& whatarg)
13 : std::runtime_error(whatarg), e(errno), id(GetDataBaseID()) { }
14 int errno_at_time_of_throw() const { return e; }
15 DBID id_of_thing_that_threw() const { return id; }
18 DBID id; // some user-defined type
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