From: Robert <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-06-03T03:07:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Return from ensure


"Gennady" <gfb@tonesoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:000f01c32924$b93733b0$c20ca8c0@gfb...
> > But you would to this in an rescue clause.  If all is well, return the
> > value otherwise rethrow by simple writing "raise" on a line.  (See the
> > example in the referenced chapter.)
>
> I just wanted to save on typing ;-). Now I save the data in "ensure" in an
> array initialized before my begin/ensure/end block and return it after the
> block. In case of an excetpion, the data is still preserved and no return
> executed. It even conveys the intent much better.

Much better.  Although I have to admit what kind of operation this is that
is meant to return some data which it apparently does retrieve successfully
even in case of an exception.

Cheers

    robert