Re: assert(false) vs abort()
Ulrich Eckhardt <eckhardt@satorlaser.com> wrote:
Daniel T. wrote:
Ulrich Eckhardt <eckhardt@satorlaser.com> wrote:
2. I don't get the same diagnostic support as assert() gets, like
having the file/line/function dumped to stderr and a debugger waiting
for me there to inspect the situation.
How do you deal with this situation?
int frobnicate( short foo ) {
assert( foo == bar || foo == baz );
return foo == baz;
}
The cyclomatic complexity has been lowered from 3 to 1, and all possible
paths are covered.
Well, this is good and fine as long as we stay in the confines of this
example, but typically the switch blocks have a few more values and the
return value is more than a boolean in the disguise of an integer. ;)
Typically, the candidate values in the switch are a range making the
assert as easy to handle. I often will map such values to their returns,
either using a literal map, or an array inside the function.
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