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authorJeremy Hylton <jeremy@alum.mit.edu>2001-02-01 22:48:12 (GMT)
committerJeremy Hylton <jeremy@alum.mit.edu>2001-02-01 22:48:12 (GMT)
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Allow 'continue' inside 'try' clause
SF patch 102989 by Thomas Wouters
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@@ -260,17 +260,19 @@ The \keyword{try}...\keyword{finally} form specifies a `cleanup' handler. The
\keyword{try} clause, the exception is temporarily saved, the
\keyword{finally} clause is executed, and then the saved exception is
re-raised. If the \keyword{finally} clause raises another exception or
-executes a \keyword{return}, \keyword{break} or \keyword{continue} statement,
-the saved exception is lost. The exception information is not
-available to the program during execution of the \keyword{finally}
-clause.
+executes a \keyword{return} or \keyword{break} statement, the saved
+exception is lost. A \keyword{continue} statement is illegal in the
+\keyword{finally} clause. (The reason is a problem with the current
+implementation -- thsi restriction may be lifted in the future). The
+exception information is not available to the program during execution of
+the \keyword{finally} clause.
\kwindex{finally}
-When a \keyword{return} or \keyword{break} statement is executed in the
-\keyword{try} suite of a \keyword{try}...\keyword{finally} statement, the
-\keyword{finally} clause is also executed `on the way out.' A
-\keyword{continue} statement is illegal in the \keyword{try} clause. (The
-reason is a problem with the current implementation --- this
+When a \keyword{return}, \keyword{break} or \keyword{continue} statement is
+executed in the \keyword{try} suite of a \keyword{try}...\keyword{finally}
+statement, the \keyword{finally} clause is also executed `on the way out.' A
+\keyword{continue} statement is illegal in the \keyword{finally} clause.
+(The reason is a problem with the current implementation --- this
restriction may be lifted in the future).
\stindex{return}
\stindex{break}