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digitalmars.D - improving Error/Exception system

reply Thomas Kuehne <thomas-dloop kuehne.thisisspam.cn> writes:
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How about having more detailed Error messages?

1) ArrayBoundError: add the bad index

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2) SwitchError: add the uncaught value

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Thomas


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Apr 05 2005
parent reply "Ben Hinkle" <ben.hinkle gmail.com> writes:
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Good idea.
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Feels dicey. What would the switch error print or do with the values? What if the badValue was a temporary value on the stack that just became invalid because of the throw?
Apr 05 2005
parent Stewart Gordon <smjg_1998 yahoo.com> writes:
Ben Hinkle wrote:
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Good idea.
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Feels dicey. What would the switch error print or do with the values?
Good question.
 What if the badValue was a temporary value on the stack that just became
invalid 
 because of the throw? 
I guess it would have to make a copy of the value. An alternative would be to make _d_switch_error a template function.... Stewart. -- My e-mail is valid but not my primary mailbox. Please keep replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit.
Apr 05 2005