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TRY-CATCH

Purpose:

Executes statement within a block and handles errors.

Syntax:

try     {statements1;}

catch {statements2;}

 

statements1

-

One or more valid expressions separated by semicolons.

statements2

-

One or more valid expressions separated by semicolons.

Returns:

If no error occurs, the routine executes as normal. If an error occurs within the try block, the statements within the catch block are executed.

Example:

trytest(str) 

{ 

    local len;

 

    try

    {

        len = strlen(str);

    }

    catch

    {

        len = strlen(caststring(str));

    }

 

    return(len);

}

 

 

a = trytest("Ten");

b = trytest(10);

 

a == 3

b == 2 

 

If the input is a string, the function executes as expected. If the input is not a string, the STRLEN function throws an exception that is caught by the catch block. The catch block converts the result to a string and continues processing.

Remarks:

The try-catch clause performs localized exception handling to allow an SPL routine to handle an error and optionally continue processing.

 

Try-catch clauses may be nested.

 

Try-catch blocks are particularly useful when processing external routines or file manipulation functions that return errors and it is desired to continue the execution of the calling SPL routine.

See Also:

SPL: Series Processing Language