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diff --git a/doc/syntax/exceptions.rdoc b/doc/syntax/exceptions.rdoc index 0efc35a59f..a2e75616fb 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/exceptions.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/exceptions.rdoc @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Exceptions are rescued in a +begin+/+end+ block: # handle exception end -If you are inside a method you do not need to use +begin+ or +end+ unless you +If you are inside a method, you do not need to use +begin+ or +end+ unless you wish to limit the scope of rescued exceptions: def my_method @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ variable_name</tt> at the end of the +rescue+ line: raise # re-raise the current exception end -By default StandardError and its subclasses are rescued. You can rescue a +By default, StandardError and its subclasses are rescued. You can rescue a specific set of exception classes (and their subclasses) by listing them after +rescue+: @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ You may rescue different types of exceptions in different ways: end The exception is matched to the rescue section starting at the top, and matches -only once. If an ArgumentError is raised in the begin section it will not be +only once. If an ArgumentError is raised in the begin section, it will not be handled in the StandardError section. You may retry rescued exceptions: @@ -93,4 +93,3 @@ You may also run some code when an exception is not raised: ensure # ... end - |