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Zero-overhead exception handling using metaprogramming

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SOFSEM'97: Theory and Practice of Informatics (SOFSEM 1997)

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We present a novel approach to exception handling which is based on metaprogramming. Our mechanism does not require language support, imposes no run time overhead to error-free programs, and is easy to implement. Exception handlers are implemented as ordinary procedures. When an exception occurs, the corresponding handler is searched dynamically using the type of the exception as a search criterion. Our implementation was done in the Oberon System but it could be ported to most other systems that support metaprogramming.

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  1. Johannes Kepler University Linz, A-4040, Linz

    Markus Hof, Hanspeter Mössenböck & Peter Pirkelbauer

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Hof, M., Mössenböck, H., Pirkelbauer, P. (1997). Zero-overhead exception handling using metaprogramming. In: Plášil, F., Jeffery, K.G. (eds) SOFSEM'97: Theory and Practice of Informatics. SOFSEM 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1338. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63774-5_122

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