RE: [Boost-Users] Re: [BGL] dijkstra_shortest_paths and the singl e-pair problem

From: Jim.Hyslop (jim.hyslop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-02 14:44:30

Mark Sizer wrote:
> Eeek! Exceptions as flow control are, well, not exceptions.
> 
> I have no solution to offer (I don't even fully understand the 
> question), but I hope someone has a better answer.
At this time, the only solution is to throw an exception.

This whole issue was discussed in September, including the morality of using
exceptions for flow control. Please see the thread entitled "[BGL] Best way
to abort an algorithm from within a visitor?":
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boost-Users/message/1819

-- 
Jim