Re: [PHP-DOC] Re: error handling [was: ugly cvs subject] From: Derick Rethans (derick <email protected>)
Date: 12/02/02

On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Gabor Hojtsy wrote:

> > > +1 on using trigger_error() in examples, including in mysql_connect. In
> my
> > > experience, it needs more exposure to newbies as it is a far more
> efficient
> > > way of dealing with errors. (And it actually took me a couple years to
> > > discover it! :)
> >
> > I'm -1 on this; don't over complicate examples with trigger_error().
> > Example for functions should be short and the main topic should be the
> > function, not trigger_error().
>
> So you think, that die() does not complicate the example, while
> trigger_error() does? It's just a functions with a longer name :)

die("foo");

vs.

trigger_error("foo", E_USER_ERROR);

is IMO a complication.

> We have two aspects we need to consider:
>
> 1. Encourage safe coding
> 2. Provide short and easy to understand examples
>
> If we leave errors unhandled in examples, that is simple,
> but harms the developers. I do think, that using too much
> error handling code in examples hurts, but none is not
> better...

right, die() works fine for that.

Derick 

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