Re: NYIException

[Michael Koch]

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Am Samstag, 27. September 2003 10:43 schrieb Jeroen Frijters:
> Per Bothner wrote:
> > >>We discussed this in March, and there was agreement that we
> > >>should use use UnsupportedOperationException.
> > >>
> > >>See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/2003-03/msg00016.html
> > >
> > > Its never too late to rethink something.
> >
> > But unless one is aware of previous discussion (and even if one
> > is), much time may be wasted.  So far I haven't seen any reason
> > why we need to re-consider the previous consensus.
>
> I just re-read the previous discussion and there Andrew Haley wrote:
> > UnsupportedOperationException is a good choice.  Any subclass of
> > Error is not, because according to the spec Error "indicates
> > serious problems that a reasonable application should not try to
> > catch."
>
> IMNSHO, this is *exactly* why we must define a new exception
> derived from Error. An unimplemented method *is* a serious problem
> that a reasonable application should not try to catch.
>
> So, I think it is an extremely bad idea to use
> UnsupportedOperationException (or a subclass of it).

Have you misread Andrew's comment ? I read it exaclty the other way 
around then you.


Michael
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