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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:12:51 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Possibility to add finally to try/catch?
From: arvids.godjuks@gmail.com (Arvids Godjuks)

It's quite hard to think of a compelling example. Usually you just
write the code and realize that "Yea, a 'finally' statement would make
a lot of sense here".
I believe it's the kind of functionality that you learn to use in
time, just like __set, __get, __sleep, __wakeup. If first two are no
brainier these days, the last two to me where "wtf? does anyone use
that? Where I need them at all?!". It was like that for 3-4 years.
Until I got the code witch actually made an active use of these two
and I understood the purpose.
Same goes to finally. I remember using in JavaScript a few times, helped a =
lot.
And it just makes sense to add to complete the try {} catch {} finally
{} template.
My 2 cents.

2012/2/28 Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com>:
> On Tue, February 28, 2012 8:22 am, Kiall Mac Innes wrote:
>> +1000
>>
>> This is a feature that I've always wanted in PHP, My main reason being
>> to
>> reduce code duplication. eg
>>
>> try {
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 $fh =3D fopen($filename);
>>
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 // Do some work on the file + encounter an error.
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 throw new Exception();
>> } catch (Exception $e) {
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 // Log an error or something
> + =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 if ($fh) fclose($fh); //many PHP file errors NULL =
out the $fh
> + =C2=A0}
> - > } finally {
> - > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 fclose($fh);
> - > }
>
> Another non-compelling example...
>
> Still not saying "finally" is a bad idea.
>
> Just want a compelling use case before I would vote...
>
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