class Exception
{
public:
  // construction
  Exception(int code, const char* format="", ...);
  virtual ~Exception(void);

  <snip - get/set routines and print function>

protected:
private:
  int mCode;    			// thrower sets this
  char mMessage[Exception::MessageLen]; // thrower says this FIXME: use String
};

class Derived : public Exception {
public:
  Derived (const char* throwerSays) : Exception(1, throwerSays) {};
};

void innercall {
  <do stuff>
  throw Derived("Bad things happened!");
}

void outercall {
  try {
    innercall();
  }
  catch(Exception& e)
  {
    printf("Exception seen here! %s %dn", __FILE__, __LINE__);
    throw e;
  }
}

catch(Exception& e)
  {
    printf("Exception seen here! %s %dn", __FILE__, __LINE__);
    throw;
  }

throw e;

throw;