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To CPColin: &nbsp;I should have thought of that! &nbsp;Once you've explained it to me, it seems obvious. &nbsp;Thanks very much.
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To CPColin:  I should have thought of that!  Once you've explained it to me, it seems obvious.  Thanks very much.

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Dear Experts,<br />
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Given that constructors can't return anything, what is the preferred method of findiing out about their success?<br />
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As an example, I have a class that encapsulates a specific text file. &nbsp;I try to load the text file in the constructor. &nbsp;If the text file is not found, the class is worthless. &nbsp;Ideally, my constructor would return a boolean, indicating it couldn't find the file. <br />
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Given that I can't do that, what's the next best thing? &nbsp;I know I could set a class boolean, and then query that, but that seems awkward...<br />
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Thanks,<br />
BrianMc1958
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Dear Experts,

Given that constructors can't return anything, what is the preferred method of findiing out about their success?

As an example, I have a class that encapsulates a specific text file.  I try to load the text file in the constructor.  If the text file is not found, the class is worthless.  Ideally, my constructor would return a boolean, indicating it couldn't find the file. 

Given that I can't do that, what's the next best thing?  I know I could set a class boolean, and then query that, but that seems awkward...

Thanks,
BrianMc1958

NEWBIE: Please advise on returning status of constructor

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