Re: Constructors and Exceptions

* Thus wrote l0t3k: > if there is not yet consensus, i'd like to raise the question of how PECL > developers should handle errors during object construction. in my day job, i > always raise exceptions in such cases, but were PHP, not Java, C++ or > Delphi. based on feedback from Wez, i've minimized on my use of exceptions, > but constructors seem to me to be a special case. > > is this pretty much left at the discretion of the extension authors ? There was a large discussion on the behaviour of exception handling a few months back on internals. iirc, the decision was to not throw excepctions in construtors. For some interesting reading: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=108174002300003&r=4&w=2 or (same thread) http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=c5d1qs%2410ds%241%40FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw&rnum=1 Curt -- First, let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No, sir. Our model is the trapezoid!