What name should I use for exception name of NSException, in Objective-C?

iphone, objective-c

Solution

You can use the name in in `@catch (NSException *theErr)`.

@catch (NSException *theErr)
{
    tst_name = [theErr name];
    if ([tst_name  isEqualToString:@"name"])
}

what string should I use for argument Name:?

Anything meaningful.

Should exception name be unique in the project?

No.

Or I can use @"MyException" for all of my exception?

Yes, but you should use meaningful names.

- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
    // Insert code here to initialize your application 
    NSNumber *tst_dividend, *tst_divisor, *tst_quotient;
    // prepare the trap
    @try
    {
        // initialize the following locals
        tst_dividend = [NSNumber numberWithLong:8];
        tst_divisor = [NSNumber numberWithLong:0];

        // attempt a division operation
        tst_quotient = [self divideLong:tst_dividend by:tst_divisor];

        // display the results
        NSLog (@"The answer is: %@", tst_quotient);
    }
    @catch (NSException *theErr)
    {
        // an exception has occured
        // display the results
        NSLog (@"The exception is:\n name: %@\nreason: %@"
               , [theErr name], [theErr reason]);
    }
    @finally
    {
        //...
        // the housekeeping domain
        //...
    }
}

- (NSNumber *)divideLong:(NSNumber *)aDividend by:(NSNumber *)aDivisor
{
    NSException *loc_err;
    long     loc_long;

    // validity check
    loc_long = [aDivisor longValue];
    if (loc_long == 0)
    {
        // create and send an exception signal
        loc_err = [NSException 
                   exceptionWithName:NSInvalidArgumentException
                   reason:@"Division by zero attempted" 
                   userInfo:nil];
        [loc_err raise]; //locate nearest exception handler, 
        //If the instance fails to locate a handler, it goes straight to the default exception handler. 
    }
    else
        // perform the division
        loc_long = [aDividend longValue] / loc_long;

    // return the results
    return ([NSNumber numberWithLong:loc_long]);
}

Take a look at Understanding Exceptions and Handlers in Cocoa

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