need help with exceptions

I have defined a class called Exception as follows:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
class Exception{
string s;
public:
Exception(string error): s(error){};
friend ostream& operator << (ostream& os, Exception& e){
return os << "Exception: " << e.s;
}
};

I want a method in another class to throw an Exception. The Class is called PolyLine and it defined in PolyLine.h. What do I have to put in my method in PolyLine.h in order for this to work?

to I have to state that the method throws and excemption? if so where do I do it and what is the syntax?

Thanks in advance

The code below shows how to use try, throw and catch (exception handling). It fairly crude but it does show one way it can be used.

Code:

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#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class Exception{

        string s;

public:
       
        Exception(string error): s(error){};
       
        friend ostream& operator << (ostream& os, Exception& e)
        {
                return os << "Exception: " << e.s;
        }
};

class CThing
{
        int m_thing;
public:
        CThing( int n = -1 ) : m_thing( n )
        { }
        int GetThing( )
        {
                return m_thing;
        }

        void SetThing( int n )
        {
                m_thing = n;
        }

};

string e( "Thing initialize to -1" );

Exception ex( e );

bool GetSomething( CThing & thing );

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
        bool Cont = true;
        CThing tg;
       
        while ( Cont )
        {
                try
                {
                        Cont = GetSomething( tg );
                }
                catch ( Exception &exc )
                {
                        cout << exc;
                       
                        //Correct problem and continue
                        tg.SetThing( 0 );
                }
                catch ( ... ) //if you remove the above catch it will use the catch all catch here
                {
                        cout << "Catch anything and avoid the nasty system Exception message" << endl;
                }
        }

        return 0;
}


bool GetSomething( CThing & thing )
{
        if( -1 == thing.GetThing( ) )
        {
                throw ex;
        }

        cout << "\n\nDid something" << endl << endl;

        return false;
}

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