try without catch
Gunilla Arendt
gunilla@REDACTED
Wed Nov 16 10:39:57 CET 2005
Actually, the reference manual says:
"The of, catch and after sections, are all optional in the try
expression, as long as there is at least a catch or an after section"
Also, I get "syntax error before: 'end'" when I try to compile a try
without catch and after?
/ Gunilla
Ulf Wiger (AL/EAB) wrote:
>
> Nick Linker wrote:
>
>>Maybe I didn't understant the idea, but if you intend to add "catch"
>>later, why don't write
>>
>>case Expr of
>> Result -> Action
>>end.
>
>
> Yes, of course, but part of the reason was to see whether
> it worked as described in the manual. ;-)
>
> The 'of', 'catch' and 'after' parts of the try statement
> are all optional, so
>
> try Expr of
> Result -> Action
> end
>
> should have been allowed (and it was - by the compiler).
>
> /Uffe
>
>
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