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[Matthew Terenzio]

On Feb 9, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Adam Maccabee Trachtenberg wrote:

> If you're concerned a non-essential portion can fail, you can either:
>
> a) Don't throw an exception in that instance, return the object, and
> provide developers with a way to check status.
>
> b) Don't place that functionality in the constructor, and provide a
> method to update the object with the additional data.
>
> -adam

Is it possible to gain some insulation in certain cases by using a 
specific exception subclass object type?