At 10:12 AM +0100 4/20/01, Richard Anderson wrote:
>...I think its much simpler to have
>a label at the end of the function, and use (gasp) a "goto" statement. Shock
>Horror, but isnt this all try and catch effectively does ???
Yup. And that's pretty much how they're implemented too.
>Admittably I dont do this very often, for fear of my collegues looking at my
>code, and the abuse which I would recieve. But in things such as a
>Open_CommPort type function, where you need to check the return values of
>about 8 functions, and handle any errors, "goto error_label" is spot on.
And that's exactly how it should be used too; as a common [error-handling] exit point.
>(Ive actually seen a goto somewhere in Palms source code).
We have lots of 'em. Makes the code simpler and easier to read when used properly. :o)
Best Regards,
Jim Schram
Palm Incorporated
Partner Engineering
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