new and nothrow

[jflegert]

I was trying to use new and nothrow (using VC7) and could not get it to compile. I tried using the following example from MSDN:

// new_and_delete.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <stdio.h>
#include <new.h>
#include <limits.h>
int main()
{
   int * i_arr;
   try {
      i_arr = new int[UINT_MAX];   // vector new
   } 
   catch(...) {
      printf("caught exception\n");
   }

   int * k_arr;
   k_arr = new (std::nothrow) int[UINT_MAX];   // allocation will fail

   delete[] i_arr;   // vector delete
   delete[] k_arr;
}

and I get the following compilation errors:

c:\AIT\vc\test\test\testDlg.cpp(242) : warning C4307: '*' : integral constant overflow
c:\AIT\vc\test\test\testDlg.cpp(249) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'nothrow'.

Any suggestions?

I don't really have a specific reason for using nothrow, I just came across it while reading.

Thanks,
John Flegert