What is throwable

[Jesse Phillips]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:09:40 -0400, Steve Teale wrote:

> 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?

No, it just means that a Throwable object will provide a specific set of 
information.