Re: [boost] [python] can I stop iteration without exception being thrown?

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-11 12:05:48

Stefan Seefeld <seefeld <at> sympatico.ca> writes:
> And even in C++...
> Wasn't there some discussion on this list a little while ago about using 
> exceptions to interrupt tree or graph traversals, being conceptually and 
> technically easier than to check after each node for various conditions ?

Throwing exception is easy way out in many situations. It doesn't make it right
though. I guess there are always exceptions that prove the rule (especially if
performance is not a concern). But if there is a way to avoid it I'd opt to it.

Gennadiy