Exceptn Specification Sheet


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Exception

Inherits from: Object

Maturity Index: Experimental

Class Description

Exception instances (or instances of a subclass of Exception) are used to signal exceptions.

To raise an exception, use:

    [[Exception new] signal];

To install a handler to catch an exception, use the Block message:

    [{ ... } on:Exception do: { :anException | ... }];

The argument of the exception handler (the do: Block) is the instance of the Exception class that received the signal message.

Method types

Default Action

Creation

Signalling

Re-Signalling

Methods

signal

+signal
This is a shortcut for:

[[self new] signal]

signal:

+signal:(STR)message
This is a shortcut for:

[[self new] signal:message]

free

-free
Overridden to dispose attributes.

signal

-signal
The message evaluates the handler that is installed to deal with this class of exceptions.

Note: If no handler is set, this message currently sends a halt: message with the messageText as argument.

signal:

-signal:(STR)message
Like signal, but first sets the message text to message.

messageText

-messageText
This method returns the descriptive text that was associated to the exception instance.

str

- (STR)str
Equivalent to :

[messageText str]

messageText:

-messageText:message
Associates a String attribute to the exception.

str:

-str:(STR)message
Equivalent to messageText:.

resignalAs:

-resignalAs:replacementException
Signal an alternative exception in place of the receiver.

resume

-resume
Reinstall the handler that was active at the time the exception was signalled.