Text entry answers for sorted by frequency of occurrance.
| (5) | it depends |
| (4) | CListCtrl |
| (3) | Depends |
| (1) | Depends on the circumstances. |
| (1) | Depends on the context |
| (1) | depends on the context; but normally NO error code |
| (1) | Depends on the language and the existing infrastructure |
| (1) | Depends on the method. |
| (1) | depends on the object; exception and log most faulty returns |
| (1) | depends on the situation |
| (1) | depends on the situation. |
| (1) | depends on what the method does. but it's commented using xml comments so you know what its going to return. |
| (1) | Depends, there is no single solution that can be applied to all scenarios |
| (1) | either null or ampty/default object according to situation on hand |
| (1) | empty for strings and null for all else |
| (1) | erik.se@gmail.com |
| (1) | ExitProcess() |
| (1) | I don't return. |
| (1) | I panic, it was there a minute ago and keep looking! |
| (1) | i return empty collection |
| (1) | I return 'the' empty object |
| (1) | I return the instance self |
| (1) | I throw an exception! |
| (1) | I try to use TryGetValue(string name, out someValue) |
| (1) | I'd return Nothing when possible, but most of my callers want that as little as possible. |
| (1) | In C++ - boost::optional - in general, use types to express what you really meant, people! |
| (1) | It depends on the method |
| (1) | It depends on the situation |
| (1) | It depends on the situation. |
| (1) | It depends on time and place, as everything |
| (1) | It depends. |
| (1) | It varies by circumstance , sometimes null, sometimes empty object |
| (1) | Not enough information - depends on what the program requires. |
| (1) | not essential and checked later: null / essential: exception / used in formatting or part of configuration: default object |
| (1) | null if returning a pointer, or boost::optional for objects/values |
| (1) | obot |
| (1) | Return null or throw an exception depending on context |
| (1) | That all depends on the desired results |
| (1) | This is surely a no-brainer, the answer is in the question, I quote 'fails to return the object requested'. The method has failed, so the correct cause of action is to throw an exception. |
| (1) | throw |
| (1) | Unless it's a list. Then I return an empty list. |
| (1) | Unless it's a list. Then I return an empty list. |
| (1) | collection: empty, individual object: null |
| (1) | Context dependent |
| (1) | CPianoCtrl |
| (1) | #f |
| (1) | &CListCtrl() |
| (1) | 0 |
| (1) | All |
| (1) | All of the above based upon the object and the desired behavior |
| (1) | all the above except an empty object |
| (1) | Boost optional type |
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