Hello All!
To check for return values from a function and setting error flags, i am currently using the following approach:
bool fine = true;
fine &= func1();
fine &= func2();
.. and so on.
if (!fine)
{
// error
}
Could anyone please let me know if there is a neater(better?) way to do the same?
Thanks in advance!
Jump to PostI wouldn't use bool for a bitset of error flags, but that approach isn't bad. In fact, iostream implementations will typically use it for the error state of a stream.
What kind of errors are these? Have you considered exceptions?
Jump to PostI agree... its a decent way to check the outcome of your functions... alternatively you can use a try catch... but it comes down to the same
I wouldn't use bool for a bitset of error flags, but that approach isn't bad. In fact, iostream implementations will typically use it for the error state of a stream.
What kind of errors are these? Have you considered exceptions?
I agree... its a decent way to check the outcome of your functions... alternatively you can use a try catch... but it comes down to the same
I would suggest the try catch method.
just inserting all those function calls into one TRY statement
and each could throw a different warning class to be caught on the outside
that way instead of running all the function you could stop after the first error.
but that depends on your needs .
good luck
If each of the calls depends on the previous one rturning a true value then you can use the && operator to chain them. Something like:
if ( func1() && func2() && func3() && func4() ) {
std::cout << "Success!" << std::endl;
} else {
std::cout << "Error at some point in the chain" << std::endl;
}
However, this leaves you with no way to determine where the failure occurred. That may or may not present a problem for your scenario.
Hello All, thanks a lot for the suggestions!
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