try / catch
- Sometimes operations fail
- It would be nice to be able to handle errors gracefully
- Errors immediately exit the current function and keep bubbling up until something
catch
es them - try / catch in JavaScript lets you do this
- You can
catch
an error and handle it
try {
someSketchyFunction(); // This function might fail
} catch (e) {
console.error(e.message) // What to do with the failure
}
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