Re: Ada 0x, exception idea ?

[Wesley Groleau <wesgroleau@myrealbox.com>]

sk wrote:
> wesgroleau@myrealbox.com :
>  > case C_function (params) is
>  >
>  >   when 0        => null; -- success
>  >   when Bummer   => raise Its_a_Bummer;
>  >   when Darn     => raise Darn_it;
>  >   when Blast    => raise Blast_It;
>  >   when Disaster => raise Program_Error;
>  >
> This still seems a bit "visually-bulky" (for want
> of a better expression) but interesting and cleaner
> than possible pages of "if-then-elsif" before
> resuming with the original purpose of the algorithm.

Why is the above (which works now) more "bulky"
than the requested

    raise Its_A_Bummer when Result = Bummer;
    raise Darn_It      when Result = Darn;
    raise Blast_It     when Result = Blast;

etc.

??