What is throwable

[Steve Teale]

Daniel Keep Wrote:

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> Steve Teale wrote:
> > Daniel Keep Wrote:
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> >> Steve Teale wrote:
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> >>> What is the point of class Throwable if you can throw any old class object?
> >> What class Throwable?
> > 
> > dmd\src\druntime\src\compiler\dmd\object_.d
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> >>   -- Daniel
> 
> Ah.
> 
> Well, if I had to guess, I'd say it was because Throwable objects are
> more useful than random objects of other types.  Object doesn't give you
> msg, file, line, info or next.
> 
>   -- Daniel

But doesn't it rather imply that if you want to be able to throw a class, then it should be derived from Throwable?