ok or true? (fwd)

[Ulf Wiger]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:45:44 +0100 (MET), Kostis Sagonas 
<kostis@REDACTED> wrote:

> Thomas Lindgren <thomasl_erlang@REDACTED> wrote:
>  >
>  > > In general you should stick to regular return values
>  > > like
>  > >
>  > >     {ok, Val} | {error, Why}
>  > >
>  > >     {value, V} | error
>  > >
>  > > for the same reason
>  >
>  > Case in point:
>  >
>  >       lists:keysearch -> {value,X} | false
>  >
>  > Argh. Oh well, one can always wrap such madness.
>
> I guess list:keysearch HAS to wrap its result, so that it can
> also return the atom 'false' or 'error' or anything similar.

Yes, but then

   {found, Value} | not_found

would have been better, or (debatable)

   {true, Value} | false.

/Uffe
-- 
Ulf Wiger, Senior System Architect
EAB/UPD/S

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