Hi Arjang, In C# use the "as" operator and check for null; in VB use TryCast and check for Nothing.
|-----Original Message----- |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Arjang Assadi |Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2010 10:39 AM |To: ozDotNet |Subject: Ignoring excpetions in catch | |I thought only the beginner programmers or programmers without any |pride in their work or self discipline would write code like this: | |try |{ | //some code goes here |} |catch |{ | //No code here just business as usual, do nothing about the exceptions! |} | |but maybe I am wrong, this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319465 was |unexpected! |in the code in the above link are there any reasons for |1)Checking the type, or more generally first checking that at least |the minimum requirements of an operations will be satisfied before |using a sledge hammer? | |2)Using some other (better) code e.g. reflection etc. would be |definitely more preferable to ignoring excpetion? | |3)Any other suggestions? | |Regards | |Arjang
