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Module Printexc: a catch-all exception handler |
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val catch: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b
Printexc.catch fn x
applies fn
to x
and returns the result.
If the evaluation of fn x
raises any exception, the
name of the exception is printed on standard error output,
and the programs aborts with exit code 2.
Typical use is Printexc.catch main ()
, where main
, with type
unit->unit
, is the entry point of a standalone program.
This catches and reports any exception that escapes the program.
val print: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b
Same as catch
, but re-raise the stray exception after
printing it, instead of aborting the program.
val to_string : exn -> string
Printexc.to_string e
returns a string representation of e
.