| What is a
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| • | A panic is a
Symbian term used to denote an |
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| unexpected exit
of a thread |
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| … | A thread is the
unit of execution on Symbian OS |
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| … | Processes must
have at least one thread to begin executing |
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| code |
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| • | A panic denotes
a serious coding error. |
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| … | Either by the
caller of a function which has violated an API |
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| contract (e.g
calling a function with invalid paramaters) |
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| … | or that a object
or memory structure has moved into a bad |
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| internal state
causing an Invariant |
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| • | Panics are
helpful |
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| … | They aim to inform you about the exact
nature of the |
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| problem during
development |
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