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D - How is a failed assertion reported?

reply Russell Borogove <kaleja estarcion.com> writes:
Different applications and environments want and need different 
behavior out of assert() failures. Under Win32, for example, if 
a DirectDraw application owns the frame buffer, it may not be 
possible to put up an "assertion failed" message box. Will D 
provide an application-overridable report-assertion-failed 
hook? 

-RB
Nov 16 2001
parent reply "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:
Assert fails throw an exception, which you can catch and deal with as
required.


"Russell Borogove" <kaleja estarcion.com> wrote in message
news:3BF595AC.482BF097 estarcion.com...
 Different applications and environments want and need different
 behavior out of assert() failures. Under Win32, for example, if
 a DirectDraw application owns the frame buffer, it may not be
 possible to put up an "assertion failed" message box. Will D
 provide an application-overridable report-assertion-failed
 hook?

 -RB
Nov 16 2001
parent reply Russell Borogove <kaleja estarcion.com> writes:
Walter wrote:
 
 Assert fails throw an exception, which you can catch and deal with as
 required.
Ah, of course -- that's even in the spec, but my tiny little brain swapped it out. -RB
Nov 17 2001
parent "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:
"Russell Borogove" <kaleja estarcion.com> wrote in message
news:3BF6D873.278C2BEC estarcion.com...
 Walter wrote:
 Assert fails throw an exception, which you can catch and deal with as
 required.
Ah, of course -- that's even in the spec, but my tiny little brain swapped it out.
That's ok, I find myself forgetting what's in the spec some times, too!
Nov 17 2001