[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a general question regarding programming style which may or may
> not have an answer. Is it a better practice to have a function raise
> an exception on error, so that the error can be caught; or return a
> status code indicating that the function was uns
> not have an answer. Is it a better practice to have a function raise
> an exception on error, so that the error can be caught; or return a
> status code indicating that the function was unsuccessful?
Exceptions are nearly always better.
For some of the reasons why, see my tutorial topic on Erro
Hi,
I have a general question regarding programming style which may or may
not have an answer. Is it a better practice to have a function raise
an exception on error, so that the error can be caught; or return a
status code indicating that the function was unsuccessful?
Like I said, I don't expe