Try/catch block...

[Bernhard Hiller]

I'd do it three times, because three is the magic number:

public string ReadFile(string filename)
{
try
{
return File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
catch
{
return File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
finally
{
return File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
}

[Richard Deeming]

If that's C#, it won't compile; you'll get a "Control cannot leave the body of a finally clause" compiler error.

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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

[Bernhard Hiller]

Yes, you are right. So let's remove the last "return" (but not the File.ReadAllText).

[Thomas Daniels]

Mark Wallace wrote:

If you're considering stopping reading your e-book

But... How can I stop reading my e-book if I'm not reading a e-book?

ProgramFOX

[Brisingr Aerowing]

You don't. You throw a IAmNotReadingAnEBookException!

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking

[PIEBALDconsult]

It lacks a while.

[jasperp]

I like it. Another opportunity to bill the client.

[acomputerdog]

That would compile on java, I think.

[Richard Deeming]

Really? :omg: Which value would expect to be returned here?

try
{
return 1;
}
catch
{
return 2;
}
finally
{
return 42;
}

I think the C# compiler is doing the right thing. Either the return in the finally block is ignored, in which case it shouldn't be allowed, or it replaces any value returned from the try or catch blocks, which is just confusing.

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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

[acomputerdog]

Oh I wasn't saying it should be allowed, but I think it is.

[Reese Currie]

FTSOTR, that does compile in Java (with a little syntactic fix) and returns 42.

[_Vitor Garcia_]

Maybe the file was in use :laugh:

[spencepk]

Huh... why bother?

[Thomas Daniels]

When I was programming that, I thought: "It's in a catch block, then it can't throw an error!" X|

ProgramFOX

[Gary R Wheeler]

Sigh.

public string ReadFile(string filename)
{
string contents = null;
try
{
contents = File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
catch
{
contents = File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
finally
{
contents = File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
return contents;
}

Okay. Everybody happy now?

Software Zen: delete this;

[RafagaX]

Mmmm... you seem determined to read that file, is it important?

CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

[Thomas Daniels]

No. The reading of the file isn't important. That's a code from 2 years ago. Now, I know how I can read files!

ProgramFOX

[bkebamc]

You would be more likely to get that right if you added commentary: try { return 1; // Genesis } catch { return 22; // Joseph Heller ] finally { return 42; // Douglas Adams }

[jnlt]

Timed out first time, then worked the second time?

[PhilLenoir]

Quitter - use recursion!

public string ReadFile(string filename)
{
try
{
return File.ReadAllText(filename);
}
catch
{
return ReadFile(filename);
}
}

Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.