io/sum1.cpp

The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Edition
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison Wesley Longman, 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. and Nicolai M. Josuttis


#include <iostream>
#include <exception>
#include <cstdlib>

namespace MyLib {
    double readAndProcessSum (std::istream&);
}

int main()
{
    using namespace std;
    double sum;

    try {
        sum = MyLib::readAndProcessSum(cin);
    }
    catch (const ios::failure& error) {
        cerr << "I/O exception: " << error.what() << endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    catch (const exception& error) {
        cerr << "standard exception: " << error.what() << endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    catch (...) {
        cerr << "unknown exception" << endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    // print sum
    cout << "sum: " << sum << endl;
}

#include <istream>

namespace MyLib {
    double readAndProcessSum (std::istream& strm)
    {
        using std::ios;
        double value, sum;
    
        // save current state of exception flags
        ios::iostate oldExceptions = strm.exceptions();
    
        // let failbit and badbit throw exceptions
        // - NOTE: failbit is also set at end-of-file
        strm.exceptions (ios::failbit | ios::badbit);
    
        try {
            // while stream is OK
            // - read value and add it to sum
            sum = 0;
            while (strm >> value) {
                sum += value;
            }
        }
        catch (...) {
            // if exception not caused by end-of-file
            // - restore old state of exception flags
            // - rethrow exception
            if (!strm.eof()) {
                strm.exceptions(oldExceptions);  // restore exception flags
                throw;                           // rethrow
            }
        }
    
        // restore old state of exception flags
        strm.exceptions (oldExceptions);
    
        // return sum
        return sum;
    }
}