Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe 8 4957
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <un*******@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
On Nov 6, 11:37*am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? *I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. *I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
* * * * ' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe
On Nov 6, 7:07*pm, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
On Nov 6, 11:37*am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? *I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. *I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
* * * * ' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hi,
As you said and as you have v1.1 (i suppose), you can use a Try-Catch
block and leave Catch block empty. As you know, doing this may be
harmful in future because you won't be noticed if exception fails in
Catch block.
So, in addition to Tom,
'------------------------
Try
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
'Further processing here whether
'casting is successful
Catch
'Leave empty intentionally
End Try
'----------------------
HTH,
Onur Guzel
On Nov 6, 8:21*pm, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
On Nov 6, 7:07*pm, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
On Nov 6, 11:37*am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? *I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. *I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
* * * * ' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hi,
As you said and as you have v1.1 (i suppose), you can use a Try-Catch
block and leave Catch block empty. As you know, doing this may be
harmful in future because you won't be noticed if exception fails in
Catch block.
So, in addition to Tom,
'------------------------
Try
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
'Further processing here whether
'casting is successful
Catch
'Leave empty intentionally
End Try
'----------------------
HTH,
Onur Guzel- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Opps, correcting, of course change TryCast with Ctype or Directcast as
follows:
'------------------------
Try
Dim o As SomeObject = DirectCast(obj, SomeObject)
'Further processing here whether
'casting is successful
Catch
'Leave empty intentionally
End Try
'----------------------
HTH,
Onur Guzel
Or you can use TypeOf :
If TypeOf obj Is String Then
etc...
"Joe HM" <un*******@yaho o.coma écrit dans le message de groupe de
discussion : 11************* *************** **...legroups. com...
On Nov 6, 11:37 am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
>On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject) If Not o Is Nothing Then ' Do Cool Stuff End If
-- Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe
Joe HM
Almost the code as Tom wrote for Net 1.1
\\\
Try
CType(obj, SomeType)
' Do Cool Stuff
Catch
'decide yourself if you want to handle this, I would do it for sure,
while Tom made it just simple as example in my idea.
End Catch
///
Cor
"Joe HM" <un*******@yaho o.comwrote in message
news:11******** *************** ***********@1g2 000prd.googlegr oups.com...
On Nov 6, 11:37 am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe
On Nov 6, 1:40*pm, "Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <Notmyfirstn... @planet.nl>
wrote:
Joe HM
Almost the code as Tom wrote for Net 1.1
\\\
Try
* * CType(obj, SomeType)
* *' Do Cool Stuff
Catch
* * 'decide yourself if you want to handle this, I would do it for sure,
while Tom made it just simple as example in my idea.
End Catch
///
Cor
"Joe HM" <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote in message
news:11******** *************** ***********@1g2 000prd.googlegr oups.com...
On Nov 6, 11:37 am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hello -
Thanks a lot for all the feedback. I ended up doing it as follows:
Try
lStringDummy = CType(lObjectDu mmy, String)
Catch lException As System.InvalidC astException
lStringDummy = "CType() FAILED"
End Try
That way I will not intercept any other exceptions.
I was thinking about doing what Patrice suggested (If TypeOf obj Is
String Then ...) but I also want to cast types other than Strings
(e.g. Integers). I guess I could have Or'ed something together but
using the Try/Catch seems to be more flexible.
Thanks again!
Joe
Joe,
I was only looking at the solution from Tom.
As ToString is a method of Object, and therefore inherited by every class
that exist. The most easiest way to convert any object to a string is.
Whatever.toStri ng
Cor
"Joe HM" <un*******@yaho o.comschreef in bericht
news:c3******** *************** ***********@w1g 2000prk.googleg roups.com...
On Nov 6, 1:40 pm, "Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <Notmyfirstn... @planet.nl>
wrote:
Joe HM
Almost the code as Tom wrote for Net 1.1
\\\
Try
CType(obj, SomeType)
' Do Cool Stuff
Catch
'decide yourself if you want to handle this, I would do it for sure,
while Tom made it just simple as example in my idea.
End Catch
///
Cor
"Joe HM" <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote in message
news:11******** *************** ***********@1g2 000prd.googlegr oups.com...
On Nov 6, 11:37 am, Tom Shelton <tom_shel...@co mcastXXXXXXX.ne t>
wrote:
On 2008-11-06, Joe HM <unixve...@yaho o.comwrote:
Hello -
I was wondering that the "cleanest" way is to determine whether a
CType() will throw an InvalidCastExce ption? I have data I receive as
an Object and I want to convert it to a String whenever possible using
CType(lObjectDu mmy, String) otherwise I will just ignore it.
I could put a Try/Catch As System.InvalidC astException around it but I
was wondering if that is the best solution. I once heard that
exceptions should not be used as a tool but rather as a means to
intercept problems during run-time.
Thanks,
Joe
Dim o As SomeObject = TryCast(obj, SomeObject)
If Not o Is Nothing Then
' Do Cool Stuff
End If
--
Tom Shelton
Hello -
Sorry ... I did not specify that I am using .NET 2003 and I just
checked but there (unfortunately) is no TryCast.
Thanks,
Joe- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Hello -
Thanks a lot for all the feedback. I ended up doing it as follows:
Try
lStringDummy = CType(lObjectDu mmy, String)
Catch lException As System.InvalidC astException
lStringDummy = "CType() FAILED"
End Try
That way I will not intercept any other exceptions.
I was thinking about doing what Patrice suggested (If TypeOf obj Is
String Then ...) but I also want to cast types other than Strings
(e.g. Integers). I guess I could have Or'ed something together but
using the Try/Catch seems to be more flexible.
Thanks again!
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