Unparameterized THROW results in core dump.

Question

Hi,
There is a strange problem which I am not able to comprehend at all. When I use an unparameterized throw in my c++ program it dumps but a parameterized throw works fine without any problems. I searched on the internet for any reasoning but unfortunately couldnt find anything related to my problem.
Below is the program I am using.
#include <iostream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
void foo(int i)
        try
                         if (i==0)
                        cout<<"THROWING DEFAULT EXCEPTION FROM FOO \n";
                        throw ;
        catch (...)
                cout<<"IN DEFAULT CATCH OF FOO \n";
                throw;
        try
                if (i == 1)
                        cout<<"THROWING PARAMATERIZED EXCEPTION FROM FOO \n";
                        throw 1;
        catch (...)
                cout<<"IN PARAMATERIZED CATCH OF FOO \n";
                throw 1;
int main()
        int i;
        cout<<"start main\n";
        cout<<"Enter a number: 0 - FOR DEFAULT THROW, 1 - PARAMATERIZED THROW \n";
        cin>>i;
        try
                foo(i);
        catch (...)
                cout<<"IN catch of main \n";
        cout<<"End Main \n";
}Compilation option:
CC -g -o throw.exe throw.cc
I would be really appreciate if anyone can let me know the reasoning behind this behavior.
regards,
Ankur.

Answer 1

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