The C Language facilities setjmp() and longjmp() can be used to simulate the throwing and catching of exceptions, but they are very low-level facilities, and using them can bypass proper resource management and the proper calling of destructors.
The C++ Standard ISO/IEC 14882-2003, section 18.7 paragraph 4. says:
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\[[ISO/IEC 14882-2003|AA. References#ISOBibliography#ISO/IEC 14882-2003]\] Section 18.7 \[[Henricson 97|AA. References#HenricsonBibliography#Henricson 97]\] Rule 13.3 Do not use {{setjmp()}} and {{longjmp()}}. |
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