Re: [boost] bounds checking in array.hpp

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-12-17 08:49:24

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Siek" <jsiek_at_[hidden]>

> Should we have a boost macro for adding in this kind of assertion?
>
> #define BOOST_ASSERT_RANGE(expr) \
>   if (expr) \
>     throw std::range_error( \
>       __FILE__ + std::string(":") \
>       + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(__LINE__) + \
>       std::string(": range error") )

I don't think so. IMO, it would be much better to supply a single
BOOST_ASSERT() macro with hookable semantics. In many (most?) cases,
throwing an exception is an inappropriate response to a precondition
violation.

-Dave