From: Jack Twilley <jmt+usenet@...>
Date: 2003-05-20T15:30:58+09:00
Subject: Exceptions in initialize()?

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I'm very new to ruby, so please be gentle.

I have created a class and an initialize() method.  I would like an
attempt to initialize() to fail if either an argument is not supplied
or the supplied argument does not match a regular exponent.  The
solution would appear to be to use an exception, but I cannot tell
- From the documentation what happens if an exception is thrown from
within an initialize() method and not caught.

I know I can "just try it", but I'm interested in knowing what's
supposed to happen in that case.  I'm hoping that what is supposed to
happen is that the new object is equal to nil, but I can't be sure of
the defined behavior until it's defined.

Thank you for your patience and assistance.

Jack.
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Jack Twilley
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