Date: 2001-04-15.00:00:00

[Moved to DR at 4/01 meeting.]

Date: 2001-04-15.00:00:00

Proposed resolution (04/01):

Delete 14.4 [except.handle] paragraph 14.

Date: 2026-07-25.21:52:10

Is it permitted to jump from a handler of a function-try-block into the body of the function?

Clause 14 [except] paragraph 2 would appear to disallow such a jump:

A goto , break , return , or continue statement can be used to transfer control out of a try block or handler, but not into one.

However, 14.4 [except.handle] paragraph 14 mentions only constructors and destructors for the prohibition:

If the handlers of a function-try-block contain a jump into the body of a constructor or destructor, the program is ill-formed.

Is this paragraph simply reemphasizing the more general restriction, or does it assume that such a jump would be permitted for functions other than constructors or destructors? If the former interpretation is correct, it is confusing and should be either eliminated or turned into a note. If the latter interpretation is accurate, Clause 14 [except] paragraph 2 must be revised.

(See also issue 98.)