>> void foo( int *ptr )
>> {
>> assert( NULL != ptr );
>
>Ouch. Don't use this in a Cocoa app; use NSAssert and NSParameterAssert
>instead. You'll get much better reporting of the error, because you can
>use custom messages with parameters, and the app will raise an exception
>and log the backtrace. On Mac OS the system will also put up the
>standard crash alert, whereas a call to abort() (which is what assert()
>calls) just makes the app vanish with no explanation to the user.
Depends on when and why you use asserts. If you use them only to assert
impossibilities and programmer errors, I find assert()'s behaviour nice. And
you can stub them entirely in release, meaning the user never sees them anyway.
Sean
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