using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

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public class TestObject {

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    private readonly int _value;

    public TestObject(int value){

        _value = value;

    }

}

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public class Program

{

    private static readonly int testCount = 100000;

    public static void Main(string[] args)

    {

        Stopwatch timerEx = new Stopwatch();

        timerEx.Start();

        for(var i = 0; i < testCount; i++){

            try

            {

                var flag = GetFlagWithExceptionControlFlow(i);

            }

            catch(Exception){               

                //- kept silent or just log             

                Log.Dump();

                flag = false;

                return null;

            }

        }

        timerEx.Stop();

        Console.WriteLine($"Execution time with exception control flow: {timerEx.Elapsed}");

        Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch();

        timer.Start();

        for(var i = 0; i < testCount; i++){

            var flag = BuildObject(i);

        }

        timer.Stop();

        Console.WriteLine($"Execution time WITHOUT exception control flow: {timer.Elapsed}");

    }

    private static (bool, TestObject) BuildObject(int i){

        if(i % 2 == 0){

            return (false, default);

        }

        return (true, new TestObject(i));

    }

    private static bool GetFlag(int i)

    {

        if(i % 2 == 0){

            return false;

        }

        return true;

    }

    private static bool GetFlagWithExceptionControlFlow(int i)

    {

        throw new Exception("oh no.");

    }

}

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