Error reporting in C++ - std::expected (13/13)
Join me in these bi-weekly series to explore the topic of error reporting in C++.
The focus of this course is the design of functions that normally return a value, but an error may occur so, what should they return instead?
In this video we will be looking at returning an `std::expected` type of an error code and the contents of the file.
`std::expected` is a type that was added to the standard library as of C++23 and is essentially a specialization of a `variant`.
This approach allows us to distinguish between different errors, protect the contents of the file against accidental access and has some cool functional features that can make it a very powerful tool.
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It includes coding exercises so you can practice what you have learned.
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