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Using Exception Emails as a System Status Indicator
I'm working through our bug list today and I'm trying to clear up/fix issues that we commonly receive exception emails for. Although all the exceptions (so far) are handled, some don't actually ...
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Is use of finally clause for doing work after return bad style/dangerous?
As part of writing an Iterator, I found myself writing the following piece of code (stripping error handling)
public T next() {
try {
return next;
} finally {
next = ...
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Efficient try / catch block usage?
Should catch blocks be used for writing logic i.e. handle flow control etc? Or just for throwing exceptions? Does it effect efficiency or maintainability of code?
What are the side effects (if there ...
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if/else statements or exceptions [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Defensive Programming vs Exception Handling?
I don't know, that this question fit better on this site, or Stack Overflow, but because my question is connected rather to ...
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I have a stacktrace and limit of 250 characters for a bug report
I'm developing an xbox indie game and as a last-resort I have a try...catch encompassing everything.
At this point if an exception is raised I can get the user to send me a message through the xbox ...
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Communicating details of method result?
I have code like this (pseudocode)
foreach(Box box in boxes)
{
if(boxFilter.PassesFilter(box))
{
// do something useful
}
else
{
Log.Log(format("Box %s was rejected", ...
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should I throw exception from constructor?
I know I can throw exception from constructor in PHP but should I do it? For example, if a parameter's value is not as I expected it.
Or should I defer throwing an exception till a method is invoked. ...
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Is it better to use assert or IllegalArgumentException for required method parameters?
In Java, which is more highly recommended, and why? Both types will throw exceptions, so in that regard handling them is the same. assert is slightly shorter, but I'm not sure how much that matters.
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Unit testing invalid inputs; ArgumentException vs. Custom Exception
In unit tested code I often have multiple checks on the arguments on any method before the actual "work" of the method is begun:
public void DoSomething(string test)
{
if ...
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Using a try-finally (without catch) vs enum-state validation
I have been reading the advice on this question about how an exception should be dealt with as close to where it is raised as possible.
My dilemma on the best practice is whether one should use a ...
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Exceptions as asserts or as errors?
I'm a professional C programmer and a hobbyist Obj-C programmer (OS X). Recently I've been tempted to expand into C++, because of its very rich syntax.
So far coding I haven't dealt much with ...
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How to avoid throwing vexing exceptions?
Reading Eric Lippert's article on exceptions was definitely an eye opener on how I should approach exceptions, both as the producer and as the consumer. However, I'm still struggling to define a ...
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Is rethrowing an exception leaking an abstraction?
I have an interface method that states in documentation it will throw a specific type of exception. An implementation of that method uses something that throws an exception. The internal exception ...
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How can I debug exceptions that are not easily reproducible and only occur in a production environment?
I am working on an issue where the exception only occurs in our production environment. I don't have access to these environments, nor do I know what this exception means. Looking at the error ...
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Why use try … finally without a catch clause?
The classical way to program is with try / catch but when is it appropriate to use try without catch? In Python the following appears legal and can make sense:
try:
#do work
finally:
#do ...
