[REBOL] Document bug - [catch] There's a catch!
From: al:bri:xtra at: 6-Oct-2000 16:00
Joel wrote:
> > > I assume your [catch] was a faster way of addressing this same
issue, by simply passing the error resulting from an empty argument list
back to the caller.
Andrew (mistakenly!!) wrote:
> > It's a whole lot simpler and catches the error earlier and it runs
faster.
Ladislav wrote:
> I would say, that your source is (as long as :make, :block!, :length?,
:repeat, :foreach, :insert, :tail are normal, unchanged natives) exactly
equivalent to the same function not having [catch] refinement, because there
is no Throw for it in the source.
>> transpose [[1 2 3] [a b c] 3]
** Script Error: Cannot use path on integer! value.
** Where: insert/only tail Column Row/:Index
Ladislav, you're right! I've read the manual on this part, Page 268, 8-26
Function Attributes, and it reads:
<quote>
If the [catch] attribute is specified, errors that are thrown within the
function are caught automatically within the function but
(continued on next page)
at the point where the function was used. This is useful if you are
providing a function library (mezzanine functions) and don't want the error
to be displayed within your function, where where it was called:
</Quote>
But it doesn't mention that this _only_ happens if 'throw is used in the
body of the function or one of functions the function might call.
I've sent this to feedback and docs @ rebol.com so they can fix it up.
Andrew Martin
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