From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-03-09T12:06:06+09:00
Subject: Re: catch throw ?

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Paatsch, Bernd wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I just started using catch and throw. Therefore this question might be an
> easy one.
>
> I have multiple ruby files. In one of the files I like to throw and then in
> the main function  in a different file I like to catch the throw. Is this
> possible or do throw/catch need to be in the same file?
>
>
> Example:
> fileOne.rb
>
> def somefunct
> ....
> throw :quit_script
> ....
> end
>
> fileTwo.rb
> catch :quit_script
> ...
> end
>
> Thx,
> Bernd

     harp:~ > cat a.rb
     p catch('answer'){ load 'b.rb' }

     harp:~ > cat b.rb
     throw 'answer', 42

     harp:~ > ruby a.rb
     42

hth.

-a

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