29 Dec
2005
29 Dec
'05
7:41 p.m.
2. Any chance of having a non-throwing version of directory_iterator (similar to status). Since such a common error like not having access to a directory throws an exception, every directory_iterator construction needs a try/catch. The recursive_directory_iterator is kind of useless since it will stop as soon as you get an "access denied". (Maybe a portable can_be_iterated function can be added)
Hum. Worth considering.
I would welcome a non-throwing iterator as well. Most of our path iterating routines are littered with try catches to handle cases that aren't truly exceptional. -Seb