Re: Exceptions: How much is too much.

# cleeder@gmail.com / 2007-01-07 13:17:23 -0500: > On 1/5/07, Paul Scott <pscott@uwc.ac.za> wrote: > >On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 00:44 -0500, Craige Leeder wrote: > >> The question is: How much is too much. Should I use Exceptions to > >> handle all of my error reporting/triggering? How about catching them? > >> I mean, if I'm using Exceptions for all of my error handling, I could > >> easily end up wrapping my entire script in a try block(or at least > >> having almost all my end-code within a number of them). > > > >Not sure if I am doing it correctly either, but, what I do is use > >try/catch blocks to instantiate all of the objects that I need and then > >let the script take over. I also use exceptions to handle SQL errors in > >my db abstraction object(s). That way, only real messes are caught and > >the script then displays a graceful exit page to the user instead of > >screen vomit that may scare them off. > > Does anybody else have any input? Not to be pushy, but I'm in the > middle of programming a framework for a site. I didn't see a real question in your original email. Otherwise, the answer is 42. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991