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Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (FOR-914) [Java Coding] Do not raise
	exception when you can prevent them
From: Thorsten Scherler <thorsten.scherler@wyona.com>
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Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:28:33 +0200
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El vie, 04-08-2006 a las 05:07 -0700, Tim Williams (JIRA) escribi=C3=B3:
>     [ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-914?page=3Dcomments#action=
_12425730 ]=20
>            =20
> Tim Williams commented on FOR-914:
> ----------------------------------
>=20
> +1, though I'm probably as guilty as the next person;(
> Some reference material:
> http://www.javaworld.com/jw-08-2000/jw-0818-exceptions.html

Thanks for this nice link.

"So, following the general philosophy behind exceptions, should you
dismiss the possibility that searches will return nothing? When a search
comes up empty, is it not more a case of normal processing? Therefore,
in order to use exceptions judiciously, choose the approach in Case 2
over Case 1."

Hit the nail on the head.

salu2
--=20
Thorsten Scherler
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