Rien
(Rien)
1
Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
func findReasonAndTerminate() {
let reason: String = ….
fatalError(reason)
}
main.swift:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError }
but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
@noReturn
func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
I believe returning Never does what you want, e.g.
import Foundation
func findReasonAndTerminate() -> Never
{
let reason: String = findReason()
fatalError(reason)
}
func findReason() -> String
{
return "some reason"
}
func buildData() -> Data?
{
return nil
}
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
···
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Rien via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org > wrote:
Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard
does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want
to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
func findReasonAndTerminate() {
let reason: String = ….
fatalError(reason)
}
main.swift:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError }
but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
@noReturn
func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
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Rien
(Rien)
3
Excellent!
Love this list ;-)
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
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On 24 Mar 2017, at 10:12, Philip Erickson <philiperickson@gmail.com> wrote:
I believe returning Never does what you want, e.g.
import Foundation
func findReasonAndTerminate() -> Never
{
let reason: String = findReason()
fatalError(reason)
}
func findReason() -> String
{
return "some reason"
}
func buildData() -> Data?
{
return nil
}
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Rien via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
func findReasonAndTerminate() {
let reason: String = ….
fatalError(reason)
}
main.swift:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError }
but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
@noReturn
func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
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Zhao_Xin
(Zhao Xin)
4
Change you `func findReasonAndTerminate()` to `func
findReasonAndTerminate() -> String`.
Then you can use `fatalError(func findReasonAndTerminate())`.
Zhaoxin
···
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Rien via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org > wrote:
Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard
does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want
to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
func findReasonAndTerminate() {
let reason: String = ….
fatalError(reason)
}
main.swift:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError }
but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
@noReturn
func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
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Zhao_Xin
(Zhao Xin)
5
The last line should be `fatalError(findReasonAndTerminate())`.
Zhaoxin
···
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Zhao Xin <owenzx@gmail.com> wrote:
Change you `func findReasonAndTerminate()` to `func
findReasonAndTerminate() -> String`.
Then you can use `fatalError(func findReasonAndTerminate())`.
Zhaoxin
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Rien via swift-users < > swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard
does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want
to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
func findReasonAndTerminate() {
let reason: String = ….
fatalError(reason)
}
main.swift:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError }
but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
@noReturn
func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
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saagarjha
(Saagar Jha)
6
By the way, return Never used to be called @noreturn, so you weren't far
off!
···
On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 02:22 Rien via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
Excellent!
Love this list ;-)
Regards,
Rien
Site: http://balancingrock.nl
Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
Project: http://swiftfire.nl
> On 24 Mar 2017, at 10:12, Philip Erickson <philiperickson@gmail.com> > wrote:
>
> I believe returning Never does what you want, e.g.
>
>
> import Foundation
>
> func findReasonAndTerminate() -> Never
> {
> let reason: String = findReason()
> fatalError(reason)
> }
>
> func findReason() -> String
> {
> return "some reason"
> }
>
> func buildData() -> Data?
> {
> return nil
> }
>
> guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Rien via swift-users < > swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
> Is there any way to mark a function as “no return”?
>
> Reason: The compiler generates an error when the else block from a guard
does not terminate the execution by either a return or a fatalError. I want
to call out to a function and raise the fatalError in that function.
>
> func findReasonAndTerminate() {
> let reason: String = ….
> fatalError(reason)
> }
>
> main.swift:
>
> guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate() }
>
>
> Currently the work around is to add another fatalError like this:
>
> guard let data = buildData() else { findReasonAndTerminate(); fatalError
}
>
>
> but it would be nice to have some attribute like @noReturn:
>
> @noReturn
> func findReasonAndTerminate() { … }
>
>
> Regards,
> Rien
>
> Site: http://balancingrock.nl
> Blog: http://swiftrien.blogspot.com
> Github: Balancingrock (Rien) · GitHub
> Project: http://swiftfire.nl
>
>
>
>
>
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