Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-27 13:16:38

#7063: try_unhex() that doesn't throw on bad input
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  Reporter:  Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@…>          |       Owner:  marshall 
      Type:  Feature Requests                          |      Status:  new      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                          |   Component:  algorithm
   Version:  Boost 1.51.0                              |    Severity:  Problem  
Resolution:                                            |    Keywords:           
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Comment (by marshall):

 Olaf --

 Thinking some more about this, I don't think this belongs in boost, but
 rather in your application code.

 It throws away useful information, a big no-no in generic code. (The cause
 of the failure, and the point of failure)

 Of course, in your specific use case, throwing away this information (or
 reducing all failures to a single bit) may be perfectly fine, and that's
 why it should live in your code.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7063#comment:5>
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