C++ Premier Plus 6th edition - Programming excercise - Chapter15 - 2

error.h

#ifndef ERROR_H_
#define ERROR_H_
#include<stdexcept>
#include <iostream>

class bad_hmean:public std::logic_error
{
private:
    double v1;
    double v2;
public:
    bad_hmean(double a = 0, double b = 0) : logic_error("bad arguments to bad_hmean()"),v1(a), v2(b) {}
    const char* what() { return "invalid arguments: a = -b\n"; }
};

// class bad_gmean
class bad_gmean:public std::logic_error
{
public:
    double v1;
    double v2;
    bad_gmean(double a = 0, double b = 0) : logic_error("bad arguments to bad_gmean()"),v1(a), v2(b) {}
    const char * what() {return "gmean() arguments should be >= 0\n";}
};

#endif

main.cpp

//error4.cpp – using exception classes
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> // or math.h, unix users may need -lm flag
#include "error.h"
// function prototypes
double hmean(double a, double b);
double gmean(double a, double b);
int main()
{
    using std::cout;
    using std::cin;
    using std::endl;
    double x, y, z;
    cout << "Enter two numbers: ";
    while (cin >> x >> y)
    {
        try   // start of try block
        {
            z = hmean(x, y);
            cout << "Harmonic mean of " << x << " and " << y
                 << " is " << z << endl;
            cout << "Geometric mean of " << x << " and " << y
                 << " is " << gmean(x, y) << endl;
            cout << "Enter next set of numbers <q to quit>: ";
        }// end of try block
        catch (bad_hmean & bg) // start of catch block
        {
            cout << bg.what();
            cout << "Try again.\n";
            continue;
        }
        catch (bad_gmean & hg)
        {
            cout << hg.what();
            cout << "Values used: " << hg.v1 << ", "
                 << hg.v2 << endl;
            cout << "Sorry, you don't get to play any more.\n";
            break;
        } // end of catch block
    }
    cout << "Bye!\n";
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}
double hmean(double a, double b)
{
    if (a == -b)
        throw bad_hmean(a, b);
    return 2.0 * a * b / (a + b);
}
double gmean(double a, double b)
{
    if (a < 0 || b < 0)
        throw bad_gmean(a, b);
    return std::sqrt(a * b);
}