Re[2]: [PHP-DEV] try/catch/FINALLY

Hello Marcus, Wednesday, August 6, 2003, 1:14:10 PM, you wrote: CD>> What about finally ? MB> There's absolute no need for finally: MB> try { MB> } MB> catch (...) { MB> } MB> // here's you're finally code try { $this->allocateSomeResources(); throw new SomeException(); } catch( AnotherException $e ) { } finally { $this->freeSomeResource(); } This code will call freeSomeResource() -- that's why one may want to have finally. But I agree that there's no need for finally. If uncaught exception is thrown -- it's bad application design or malicious component( you cannot declare throws in function definition so some evil component can do something like " throw new ExceptionThatNobodyHandles(); // har-har-har!" . You need to refactor in first case and can do nothing in second -- if you'll start to free resources in finally after each try-catch or always catch Exception, your code will become garbage soon IMHO. -- Best regards, Simeon mailto:xi@newmail.ru