Re: speaking of control structures...

On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 22:23 +0200, Marcus Gnaß wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 12:56 +0200, Marcus Gnaß wrote: > >> Tom Worster wrote: > >>> there's a control structure i wish php had: a simple block that you can > >>> break out of, e.g. > >> > >> As Maarten pointed out you could use a function. Another alternative is > >> to use Exceptions which might be the most proper way to do it. > > > > That seems like an abuse of exceptions. But then we're already abusing > > loops. I just don't think one could say it's the proper way to do it :) > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > Why do you think it's an abuse of exceptions? If I have a block of code > which I expect to run from the beginning to the end and I discover a > situation wher its not appropriate to continue this block of code I is > what I would call an exception. Exception don't have to be errors or > such. It's just a special situation ... While exceptions can certainly be used in this context and in a valid manner, there's a fine line between an exception and a condition. The OP was processing code that didn't appear exceptional, he was merely managing flow control of the logic. This is a condition, not an exception. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP