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2021-12-17 7:23 Paul "LeoNerd" Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:25:04 +0100
> "Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Using the same internals that makes them work it would be quite easy
> > to add the oft-requested try/catch/finally syntax:
> >
> > try {
> > say "This happens first";
> > }
> > catch ($e) {
> > say "Oops, a failure happened";
> > }
> > finally {
> > say "This always happens, regardless of success or failure";
> > }
> >
> > A try/catch/finally can be implemented basically the same way as if it
> > was written
> >
> > {
> > defer { "finally" code goes here }
> >
> > try {} catch($e) ... here as normal
> > }
>
> I've now written a (currently-draft) PR to implement specifically this
> bit of try/catch/finally syntax:
>
> https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/19285
>
> Whether to allow try/finally without a catch block
>
I think allowing try/finally results in being used in the production at
experimental status.
If you haven't decided yet, it is good to forbid try/finally at first
implementation.
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