Can/Should you throw exceptions in a c# switch statement?
- by Kettenbach
Hi All,
I have an insert query that returns an int. Based on that int I may wish to throw an exception. Is this appropriate to do within a switch statement?
switch (result)
{
case D_USER_NOT_FOUND:
throw new ClientException(string.Format("D User Name: {0} , was not found.", dTbx.Text));
case C_USER_NOT_FOUND:
throw new ClientException(string.Format("C User Name: {0} , was not found.", cTbx.Text));
case D_USER_ALREADY_MAPPED:
throw new ClientException(string.Format("D User Name: {0} , is already mapped.", dTbx.Text));
case C_USER_ALREADY_MAPPED:
throw new ClientException(string.Format("C User Name: {0} , is already mapped.", cTbx.Text));
default:
break;
}
I normally add break statements to switches but they will not be hit. Is this a bad design? Please share any opinions/suggestions with me.
Thanks,
~ck in San Diego
