From: David Garamond <lists@...6.isreserved.com>
Date: 2004-01-29T03:13:10+09:00
Subject: Re: storing message in exception object

Robert Klemme wrote:
> Although I'd prefer to have a default message at class level:
> 
> class MyException < Exception
>   class <<self
>     attr_accessor :msg
>   end
> 
>   self.msg = "Default"
> 
>   def initialize(msg = self.class.msg)
>     super(msg)
>   end
> end
> 
> e = MyException.new
> 
> begin
>   puts "foo"
>   raise e
> rescue MyException => e
>   p e
> end
> 
> begin
>   puts "foo"
>   MyException.msg = "another error"
>   raise MyException
> rescue MyException => e
>   p e
> end

Beautiful, thanks!

-- 
dave