If class A is derived from class B, and a virtual function in class B throws an exception, then the overridden version of that function in class A must
A) not throw any exceptions
B) have an exception specification that is a subset of the exception specification of the base class B
C) not throw any exceptions that the function in class B might throw
D) all of the above

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In C++, when a function in a derived class overrides a virtual function from a base class, the exception specification of the overridden function must be compatible with that of the base class function. This means the derived class function can only throw exceptions that are allowed by the base class function's exception specification, effectively making the derived class's exception specification a subset of the base class's specification.

If Class a Is Derived from Class B, and a Virtual