Thread: I don't find function error() in my compiler(IDE)?

I've downloaded Bjarn Stroustrup's book with the title of Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ not so long. As I keep reading it and do the drills and examples, in the part of exception handling I've come across a function error(), but I haven't been able to call it till now.

Is it possible that there isn't such a function in my compiler (more exact: IDE).

My compiler: Dev C++ (Bloodshed Software) As I know this work is coded by a french guy.
His homepage:Bloodshed Software - Providing Free Software to the internet community

Bjarn says that he uses Visual C++ compiler.

Thanks in advance for any usful comment.

Did you notice on the front page that nothing has happened with Dev-C++ since 2005, and that's just a beta? There are better (free) alternatives, like Code::Blocks.

As to the other, I don't believe there's a standard function called error. Are you sure that's not something that was written as part of the example?

Thanks a lot, tabstop. (:

Of course, I noticed this sad fact( dev-c++ hasn't been updated since 2005 till now), me too. But there are several site, where many people praise this good compact work, including this site and that's why I choose it to start learning c++ over one year ago. I insist on that little thing and don't let it lose despite descovering more and more lackness.

As the function error is concerned, probably you are right, this may be just a theoretical discription of the error handling, because I haven't find any such a c-function with that name so far, after thorough searchings on the whole www.