RE: [Boost-Users] Re: [BGL] Best way to abort an algorithm from w ithi n a visitor?

From: Garriss, Michael (michael.garriss_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-19 11:24:25

I agree.  I hate to see the return -1 (for example) on some "exceptional"
case in a function when an exception makes more sense.  It's not necessarily
an "oops" case, it's an "exception."  Either way the caller has to check the
special case.  There is a good reason that exceptions are named exceptions
and not errors.
 
Mike Garriss

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Dimov [mailto:pdimov_at_[hidden]]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:20 AM
To: Boost-Users_at_[hidden]
Subject: Re: [Boost-Users] Re: [BGL] Best way to abort an algorithm from
withi n a visitor?

From: "Mark Storer" <mstorer_at_[hidden]>
> Using exceptions in this way just bugs me.  Religious reasons I guess.  As
> the Esteemed Mr. Hylsop ;) mentioned earlier, exceptions are for "oops".
> This seems alot like the whole "do{}while(0)" with various 'break'
> statements sprinkled in to avoid multiple returns/nested ifs.  Useful, but
> Just Not Right.

A common misconception. Many people try to project their own
ideas/expectations on language features, rather than simply using them as
tools where appropriate. There is nothing "oops"-y about exceptions. They
are a control flow mechanism; one that has interesting properties, but a
control flow mechanism nonetheless. If it works and leads to a better code,
it's foolish to avoid it without a technical reason.

A similar example is when people don't use "struct" for C++ classes because
it "doesn't feel right", or when trying to choose between "typename" and
"class" for template parameters. The language features simply do not carry
this kind of religious/emotional payload. It's all in your mind.

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