Re: Assertion vs Exception Handling
On 15 Mar., 18:19, ytrem...@nyx.nyx.net (Yannick Tremblay) wrote:
In article <804qraFf5...@mid.individual.net>,
Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 03/15/10 08:12 AM, Leigh Johnston wrote:
"Ian Collins" <ian-n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 03/15/10 07:51 AM, Daniel T. wrote:
Exceptions are for errors, that's what they were designed for. If yo=
ur
program can handle some particular condition and continue normal
execution, how is that condition an error? The answer is, it isn't.
Nonsense. Just because an error condition can't be handled locally,
doesn't mean it can't be correctly handled elsewhere. For example if
an object fails to construct because a user specifies an absent file,
should the error be handled in the constructor, or passed to a higher
layer?
Invalid user input is a good example of something that should *not*
cause an error in your program, your program should be able to deal =
with
such input gracefully.
True.
It is true that such an error should be dealt with gracefully and
exceptions can be used to achieve this. Throwing an exception does not
and should not equal program termination in all cases.
Did I say otherwise?
Euh, maybe my reading skill are poor but:
Quote from Ian Collins in this thread:
"My basic guideline is that a catch should always re-throw, because if
your program can recover from the situation, then it isn't an error."
"Exceptions are for errors, that's what they were designed for. If your
program can handle some particular condition an error? The answer is,
it isn't."
[snip]
I believe that quote is from Daniel T. I can't imagine Ian Collins
claiming that.
/Peter
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