Ahh...didn't realize that. :-) lol. We're on 7 and I never think back to older versions.
On 2/15/06, Dave Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You would use the block he has if you were running CF5 > > -----Original Message----- > From: John C. Bland II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:51 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Try/Catch vs. direct error handling > > > I think it depends on the circumstances. For all "heavy hitting" (queries, > ftp, pop, file manipulation, etc) I use try/catch. In the simple case of > checking for a variable I think it is overkill to use try/catch when a > simple cfif can fix the prob for you. I wouldn't use the block you have > but > a 1 line cfif with a cfelse would suffice my typical situations. > > <cfif isDefined("ID") AND NOT isNumeric("ID")> > handle it > <cfelse> > set ID > </cfif> > > On 2/15/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is a question of best practices and why. When I know there's a > chance > > of a specific error, I tend to code specifically to handle it. Others > code > > generally using try/catch. Which is seen as best in other languages and > why? > > I doubt there's any real performance issue between them, so it's a > question > > of industry standard and style. > > > > For example, if I know an ID is needed on a page and it has to be a > > numeric I'd do: > > <CFIF Not IsDefined('ID')> > > An ID is needed > > <CFELSEIF Not IsNumeric(ID)> > > The passed ID needs to be numeric > > </CFIF> > > > > Others do: > > <CFTRY> > > <cfparam name="ID" type="numeric"> > > <CFCATCH> > > You must pass a numeric ID > > </CFCATCH> > > </CFTRY> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:232337 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
