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authorwelch <welch>1999-08-13 19:01:04 (GMT)
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: catch.n,v 1.3 1999/04/16 00:46:34 stanton Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: catch.n,v 1.4 1999/08/13 19:01:04 welch Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH catch n "8.0" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -46,25 +46,21 @@ error.
The \fBcatch\fR command may be used in an \fBif\fR to branch based on
the success of a script.
-.DS
.CS
if { [catch {open $someFile w} fid] } {
puts stderr "Could not open $someFile for writing\\n$fid"
exit 1
}
.CE
-.DE
The \fBcatch\fR command will not catch compiled syntax errors. The
first time proc \fBfoo\fR is called, the body will be compiled and a
Tcl error will be generated.
-.DS
.CS
proc foo {} {
catch {expr {1 +- }}
}
.CE
-.DE
.SH KEYWORDS
catch, error