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pradeep 28Jun2007 00:44
Exceptions In JavaScript
 

Introduction



The throw statement allows you to create an exception. If you use this statement together with the try...catch statement, you can control program flow and generate accurate error messages.

Use the throw statement to throw an exception. When you throw an exception, expression specifies the value of the exception. Each of the following throws an exception:

Code: JavaScript
throw "Error2"; // generates an exception with a string value 
    throw 42; // generates an exception with the value 42 
    throw true; // generates an exception with the value true 
 

Syntax



throw(exception)

The exception can be a string, integer, Boolean or an object.

Note: that throw is written in lowercase letters. Using uppercase letters will generate a JavaScript error!

Example



Code: JavaScript
function userException(msg,errCode)
    {
        this.description = msg;
        this.err = errCode;
    }
    
    function divide(operand,divisor)
    {
        if(divisor==0)
        {
            var ex = new userException('Division by zero is not possible');
            throw ex;
        }
    
        return operand/divisor;
    }
    
    try
    {
        var result = divide(123,0); // trying to divide by zero
    }
    catch(err)
    {
        alert('Exception: '+err.description+' ('+err.err+')');
    }

kush_2207 28Jun2007 22:14
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
Theres also another keyword "throws" which many times novice java geeks get confused with.
"throws" clause allows any method to throw exception to the caller. In the sense when it is used with any method, that method will not catch the exception and inturn has no exception handler. So it passes back to where it came from !

pradeep 28Jun2007 23:30
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
Well, this is JavaScript not Java, both are very much different!

kush_2207 28Jun2007 23:35
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
oopss...sorry posted without reading the title anyways thanks for your information.

LMatta 29Jun2007 02:45
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
Which is the best book for beginners to read Javascript

LMatta 29Jun2007 02:46
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
This Article is Awesome.... Able to understand it very clearly..

pradeep 29Jun2007 10:06
Re: Exceptions In JavaScript
 
Well I don't know about any such book, check the resources listed in the Javascript forums here!


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