Ok, yes a RTE shouldn't extend Object :-). What is an "open com-link"? I'm assuming it's using an rte to tell the programmer they've done something wrong which is exactly the purpose of them.
Dave >From: Eddie Bush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Struts Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [commons-lang] What's up with NestableRuntimeException? >Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 23:36:39 -0500 > >David Graham wrote: > >>Eddie, >>Why do you consider it bad to extend Object directly? You also said you >>prefer checked exceptions but I think that's missing the point of >>exception handling. A good article is here: >>http://www.javaworld.com/jw-07-1998/jw-07-techniques.html >> >>Not to be obvious but: >> >>RuntimeExceptions are not "warnings", they indicate a client programmer >>error (ie. misuse of a library method). Checked exceptions indicate an >>abnormal condition that a method could not handle and require you to catch >>them, as opposed to returning an error code. >> >>Dave > >... bad for the RTE to extend Object directly? I think there are better >spots for it to start - which it actually does. The javadoc I saw was ... >misleading (to be nice). > >I'll check out your article :-) > >I see what you're saying about the RTE. I ... was taught you shouldn't use >exceptions as an "open com-link" though - which, I think, is how I view >that branch. I'll read your article ;-) > >-- >Eddie Bush > > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
