#include <typeinfo>
#include <iostream>

class A{
public:
  // object for class needs vtable
  // for RTTI
  virtual ~A() {
  }
};

using namespace std;
int main() {
  A* a = NULL;

  try {
    cout << typeid(a).name() << endl;  // Error condition
  }
  catch (bad_typeid){
    cout << "Object is NULL" << endl;
  }

  try {
    cout << typeid(*a).name() << endl;  // Error condition
  }
  catch (bad_typeid){
    cout << "Object is NULL" << endl;
  }
}