Do not explode with empty tag

ros-controls · May 3, 2023 · 2f9a554 · 2f9a554
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commit 2f9a554
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/component_parser.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/component_parser.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <tinyxml2.h>
 #include <charconv>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <regex>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ std::string get_text_for_element(
   const auto get_text_output = element_it->GetText();
   if (!get_text_output)
   {
-    throw std::runtime_error("text not specified in the " + tag_name + " tag");
+    std::cerr << "text not specified in the " << tag_name << " tag" << std::endl;
+    return "";
   }
   return get_text_output;
 }