#include #include #include #include int main(int, const char *[]){ // problem: checking of externally produced value can be overlooked std::cout << "example 6: "; std::cout << "checking of externally produced value can be overlooked" << std::endl; std::cout << "Not using safe numerics" << std::endl; std::istringstream is("12317289372189 1231287389217389217893"); try{ int x, y; is >> x >> y; // get integer values from the user std::cout << x << ' ' << y << std::endl; std::cout << "error NOT detected!" << std::endl; } catch(const std::exception &){ std::cout << "error detected!" << std::endl; } // solution: assign externally retrieved values to safe equivalents std::cout << "Using safe numerics" << std::endl; { using namespace boost::safe_numerics; safe x, y; is.seekg(0); try{ is >> x >> y; // get integer values from the user std::cout << x << ' ' << y << std::endl; std::cout << "error NOT detected!" << std::endl; } catch(const std::exception & e){ std::cout << "error detected:" << e.what() << std::endl; } } return 0; }