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  • W W Balboos GHB

    Possibly a font-problem on your end? It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

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    Nagy Vilmos
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    Not your name, your sig:

    W∴ Balboos wrote:

    Possibly a font-problem on your end?
     
    It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

    "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

    There's a lot of white space...


    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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      It's a debate, not a question.

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      Nagy Vilmos
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      To be or not to be.? That is a question. :-D


      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        To be or not to be.? That is a question. :-D


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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        NormDroid
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        Nope wrong, you've omitted the ? mark. ;)

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        • N NormDroid

          Nope wrong, you've omitted the ? mark. ;)

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          Nagy Vilmos
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          Did I?


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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            Did I?


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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            NormDroid
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            The hand is quicker than the I eye.

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            • N NormDroid

              a. Throw back from C++ programming.

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              Quirkafleeg
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              Wrong - a is C-style casting, not C++

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              • Q Quirkafleeg

                Wrong - a is C-style casting, not C++

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                NormDroid
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                Splitting hairs :)

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                • N Nagy Vilmos

                  Norm .net wrote:

                  Good point.

                  Holy cr_p! I'm going to the pub, we'll see what comes out after lunch! :laugh:


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                  NormDroid
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                  :beer:

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                  • H hairy_hats

                    Which is exactly why this is more of a programming question than a "lifestyle choice" question.

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                    NormDroid
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                    I'd say more of a debate, but as we all know rules of the lounge, I'd say just go along with it and chill :)

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                    • N NormDroid

                      True, but you should know beforehand if the casting is correct.

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                      Fabio Franco
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                      If you do know something is not gonna be null, the cast is more efficient.

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                      • N NormDroid

                        For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                        SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                        or B.

                        SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

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                        Sahir Shah
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                        The second one sounds like some kind of hominid comrade Norm.

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                        • F Fabio Franco

                          If you do know something is not gonna be null, the cast is more efficient.

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                          NormDroid
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                          To add... and the cast is a qualified cast.

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                            The second one sounds like some kind of hominid comrade Norm.

                            Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

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                            NormDroid
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                            Don't fancy seeing your code if you think b. looks like a great ape :rolleyes:

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                              For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                              SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                              or B.

                              SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

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                              B. I don't like to rely on exceptions for normal processing (they are slow and clumsy for that), so you have to check for null.

                              SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;
                              if (obj != null)
                              {
                              ...
                              }

                              While

                              if (e != null && e is SomeObject)
                              {
                              SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;
                              ...
                              }

                              looks ugly. Plus, if you are going to use obj as a SomeObject instance, then the former is quicker since there is only one check on the type of e

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                              • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                It depends.  (A) will throw if the cast fails while (B) will evaluate to null if the cast fails.  I use both depending on how I intend to handle the casting failure. /ravi

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                                jim lahey
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                                I'm with Ravi on this one.I use both, the decision if which one to use is purely based upon what I need to happen should it go wrong

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                                • N Nagy Vilmos

                                  Not your name, your sig:

                                  W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                  Possibly a font-problem on your end?
                                   
                                  It looks roughly like: W**.'.** Balboos - the three punctuation-like characters being the HTML character code: & there4; (space put in after & so it doesn't render)

                                  "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                  "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                                  "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

                                  There's a lot of white space...


                                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                  Sahir Shah
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                                  He's doin it on purpose to annoy you Senhor Vilmos. I thought you would have figured that out by now :D

                                  Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.

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                                    For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                                    SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                                    or B.

                                    SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

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                                    Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                    It is not about preference. When I want an exception in case of type error I use A., and if I want a null I use B. I don't see a point of something like:

                                    SomeObj obj = e as SomeObject;
                                    if (obj == null)
                                    throw new InvalidCastException();

                                    Of course, in good languages casting is almost always a sign of a design error.

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                                    • R Richard A Dalton

                                      If an illegal cast is an exceptional (woah, that should never happen) situation, then (a) If there's a possibility that through normal use the cast might be invalid (e.g. Plug-in tpye code), then (b), followed by an If to check for Null. -Richard

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                                      PIEBALDconsult
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                                      Richard A. Dalton wrote:

                                      Plug-in tpye code

                                      I don't have such problems with plug-ins.

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                                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                        B. I don't like to rely on exceptions for normal processing (they are slow and clumsy for that), so you have to check for null.

                                        SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;
                                        if (obj != null)
                                        {
                                        ...
                                        }

                                        While

                                        if (e != null && e is SomeObject)
                                        {
                                        SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;
                                        ...
                                        }

                                        looks ugly. Plus, if you are going to use obj as a SomeObject instance, then the former is quicker since there is only one check on the type of e

                                        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                                        PIEBALDconsult
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                                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                                        (they are slow and clumsy for that

                                        No they're not.

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                                        • N NormDroid

                                          For those using c#, what do you prefer? A.

                                          SomeObject obj = (SomeObject) e;

                                          or B.

                                          SomeObject obj = e as SomeObject;

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                                          Mike Hankey
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                                          I used to use A (C upbringing) now I kinda favor B.

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