Bisma Jayadi wrote: > Hi all... > > I've always been confused about this subject... flag or exception for > error handling? Can anyone share knowledges and ideas about when and > where and why a (pascal) developer should chose one over another?
Depends on taste, and they have both advantages and disadvantages. For example, it's easy to see when flag-using code is coded correctly (are the return values checked and handled?), while it's hard for exception-using code. Exceptions are usually slower as well. Exceptions are also not compatible to other languages, usually. OTOH, using exceptions is lazier/easier. If an error should never occur, then using exceptions will have more readable code, as not every function calling this must handle the possible error flag. Micha _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
