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Re: How to exit out of a function ? what is try-catch-throw in terms of


From: Kenny McCormack
Subject: Re: How to exit out of a function ? what is try-catch-throw in terms of Program Counter
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:23:03 +0000 (UTC)

In article <t46dnSTbU5T_3IbanZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com>,
Malcolm McLean <regniztar@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>"Kenny McCormack" <gazelle@xmission.xmission.com> wrote in message
>>
>> Since all code used in the real world uses extensions, there is no C
>> code in the real world.
>>
>Sort of true. You'll find a non-trivial program on my website to build fuzzy 
>logic trees. It is written in pure ANSI C89 except for one detail. The 
>comma-separated value file loader uses nan to indicate missing values. 
>Missing values are not allowed in the program, so it plays almost no part in 
>the main flow control. But it loads, checks for nans, and rejects if they 
>are present.

Obviously, the statement that "_all_ code used in the real world..."
is false in the mathematical sense of the word "all", but it is true in
the normal sense of the word "all".

But here's the thing: I seriously doubt that, in the hosted world (at
any rate), anything that can be written in "ISO C" (or whatever term you
prefer) should be.  I.e., anything that is that pure (such as your fuzzy
logic program) could be written much more easily and readably in
something like AWK.



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