From 2de8a8c54d7090dd063bed8b6b283c2fcb452e43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Gauer <dave@ratfactor.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 20:00:32 -0500
Subject: Added ex 21-26 for error handling

---
 21_errors.zig | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 21_errors.zig

(limited to '21_errors.zig')

diff --git a/21_errors.zig b/21_errors.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c5e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21_errors.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+// Believe it or not, sometimes things to wrong in programs.
+//
+// In Zig, an error is a value. Errors are named so we can identify
+// things that can go wrong. Errors are created in "error sets", which
+// are just a collection of named errors.
+// 
+// We have the start of an error set, but we're missing the condition
+// "TooSmall". Please add it where needed!
+const MyNumberError = error{
+    TooBig,
+    ???,
+    TooFour,
+};
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn main() void {
+    var nums = [_]u8{2,3,4,5,6};
+
+    for (nums) |n| {
+        std.debug.print("{}", .{n});
+
+        const number_error = numberFail(n);
+        
+        if (number_error == MyNumberError.TooBig) {
+            std.debug.print(">4. ", .{});
+        }
+        if (???) {
+            std.debug.print("<4. ", .{});
+        }
+        if (number_error == MyNumberError.TooFour) {
+            std.debug.print("=4. ", .{});
+        }
+    }
+
+    std.debug.print("\n", .{});
+}
+
+// Notice how this function can return any member of the MyNumberError
+// error set.
+fn numberFail(n: u8) MyNumberError {
+    if(n > 4) return MyNumberError.TooBig;
+    if(n < 4) return MyNumberError.TooSmall; // <---- this one is free!
+    return MyNumberError.TooFour;
+}
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