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Embedded Programming with Modern C++ Cookbook

You're reading from   Embedded Programming with Modern C++ Cookbook Practical recipes to help you build robust and secure embedded applications on Linux

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838821043
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Fundamentals of Embedded Systems 2. Setting Up the Environment FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Different Architectures 4. Handling Interrupts 5. Debugging, Logging, and Profiling 6. Memory Management 7. Multithreading and Synchronization 8. Communication and Serialization 9. Peripherals 10. Reducing Power Consumption 11. Time Points and Intervals 12. Error Handling and Fault Tolerance 13. Guidelines for Real-Time Systems 14. Guidelines for Safety-Critical Systems 15. Microcontroller Programming 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using constant references when catching exceptions

C++ exceptions provide a powerful foundation for exception handling design. They are flexible and may be used in multiple different ways. You can throw exceptions of any type, including pointers and integers. You can catch exceptions by value or by reference. A wrong choice when it comes to selecting a data type may lead to performance hits or resource leaks.

In this recipe, we will analyze potential pitfalls and learn how to use constant references in catch blocks for efficient and safe error handling.

How to do it...

We are going to create a sample application that throws and catches a custom exception and analyze how the data type choice affects efficiency. Follow these...

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