Re: [boost] Interest in an 'either' library?

On 06/22/13 10:17, Larry Evans wrote:

On 06/21/13 11:35, David Sankel wrote:

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**semantics**:

template< typename left_type, typename right_type> struct either { [snip] **uses**:

**Use 1**: Can be used as an alternative to exceptions or the (error codes+set reference idiom):

either load_file(...);

[snip] Isn't this like haskell's either:

http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/6.12.2/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.1/Data-Eith...

[snip]

I remember seeing elsewhere that haskell's either was mentioned as a replacement for exceptions. I see if I can find it. Googling "haskell either exceptions" turned up:

http://book.realworldhaskell.org/read/error-handling.html which, under: Use of Either talks about using either to handle errors. -regards, Larry