In our previous episode, Reinier Olislagers said: > >> facto behaviour* (return 0 on invalid values) as it is quite sensible > >> for this kind of numbers. > > > > It is non-orthogonal. > What is non-orthogonal?
RomanToInt uses 0 to signal error, other xxxtoint functions throw exceptions. > > Because that has an use. The internal FPC compatability, specially in > > the more fringe areas like this, service no use than fattening maillist > > archives IMHO. > > If you don't see a use for backward compatibility for existing code... I see it only as an starting point, not as a rigid unbendable rule. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
