Re: Exceptions: Are they GOTOs?

["Larry J. Elmore" <GLE5989@trex2.oscs.montana.edu>]

On 18 Jul 1996, Robert Dewar wrote:

> Robert Dunn said
> 
> "Second.  Can we kill this thread?  It is getting rather redundant.
> To answer the question as to exception=goto is simple.
> Does execution resume at the statement after the statement on which
> the exception occured (was raised)?  If it does, then exception<>goto.
> If it does not then exception=goto."
> 
> A fascinating definition, by which if statements, while statements etc
> are all gotos!
> 
> Robert, you are free to define things anyway you want, but if you want to
> use a really bizarre and unusual definition like this (any change in flow
> of control is a goto), then you sure need to make clear that you are using
> this word very differently from anyone else.

Actually, I think Robert Dunn is right, technically. All the control 
statements are essentially a structured set of comparisons and gotos at 
the assembly language level, including exceptions. 

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