Re: Whether to raise exception or End_of_List function

[Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <slrn9vnh96.55u.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:

> My question is which is the better solution; Exception or a End_of_List 
> function and which would have fewer side effects?

Exceptions are supposed to be rare events.  In many applications
reaching the end of a list is fully expected and not necessarily
rare.

Exception processing can take significant overhead, since compiler
implementors know it will be rare.