From: Phlip <phlip2005@...>
Date: 2008-07-20T23:49:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Does "rescue" wihtour argument handle any kind of Exception or not?

Stefano Crocco wrote:

>> Exception
>>   - StandardError
>>     - RuntimeError
>>     - ZeroDivisionError
>>   - ScriptError
>>     - SyntaxError
>>   - SystemExit
>>   - SignalException
>>     - Interrupt

>> begin
>> 	raise Interrupt
>> rescue
>> 	puts "rescued !!!"
>> end

> For me, using ruby 1.8.7, patchlevel 22 on Gentoo Linux, your code works as 
> the article says, that is the exception is not being caught.

Same with p22 on Ubuntu. (I think I compiled it, too.)

Run p Interrupt.ancestors, and see if you get:

  [Interrupt, SignalException, Exception, Object, Kernel]

Also, put p $! into the rescue handler to see _what_ you rescued!

-- 
   Phlip