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Changing confusing wording about C++ exceptions
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Expand Up @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Destroying TestClass!
Executing SEH __except block
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If you use **`/EHa`** to compile the code, the `TestClass` destructor executes whether the exception was thrown by using `std::throw` or by using SEH to trigger the exception. That is, whether `CPPEX` is defined or not. The output looks like this:
If you use **`/EHa`** to compile the code, the `TestClass` destructor executes whether an exception was thrown using a standard C++ `throw` expression or by using SEH. That is, whether `CPPEX` is defined or not. The output looks like this:

```Output
Throwing C++ exception
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