.NET: what does "throw;" by itself do?
- by Craig Johnston
What would be the point of just having:
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
What does this do?
Every now and then, someone on SO points out that char (aka 'byte') isn't necessarily 8 bits.
It seems that 8-bit char is almost universal. I would have thought that for mainstream platforms, it is necessary to have an 8-bit char to ensure its viability in the marketplace.
Both now and historically, what platforms use a char that is not 8 bits,…
