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Re: Primitive return value after exception in method

Date 2013-09-02 22:18 -0400
From Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Primitive return value after exception in method
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On 9/2/2013 2:34 AM, Robert Klemme wrote:
> On 01.09.2013 19:05, Marcel Müller wrote:
>> On 01.09.13 17.49, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> Java does not pass any arguments or return values by reference.
>>>> Although
>>>> the passed values might be references itself. But this makes no
>>>> difference here. Fred is never changed by the call to someMethod if
>>>> someMethod throws, regardless of its return type.
>>>
>>> I don't even think that this (for the return value) is particular
>>> Java specific.
>>
>> Well, it is not only Java specific, of course. But there are languages
>> that can return values in case of exceptions. E.g. ABAP comes into my
>> mind.
>
> One can pass values back to the caller in this situation even in Java -
> albeit not via return value.  All you need to do is to pass an object
> reference into the method and modify the state of that object before you
> throw the exception.

Including and int array with one element.

Arne

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Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-01 14:30 +0800
  Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2013-09-01 09:23 +0200
    Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-01 15:38 +0800
    Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-09-01 11:49 -0400
      Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Marcel Müller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2013-09-01 19:05 +0200
        Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-09-02 08:34 +0200
          Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-09-02 22:18 -0400
          Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 09:12 +0100
            Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-08 17:16 +0800
              Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 12:39 +0100
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-08 19:49 +0800
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 12:59 +0100
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-08 20:13 +0800
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 13:15 +0100
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Richard Maher <maher_rjSPAMLESS@hotmail.com> - 2013-09-08 20:20 +0800
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 13:27 +0100
            Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-09-08 12:33 +0200
              Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 12:41 +0100
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-09-08 14:15 +0200
                Re: Primitive return value after exception in method lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-09-08 13:24 +0100
  Re: Primitive return value after exception in method Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2013-09-01 13:57 -0700

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