Hi,
On 1/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Exceptions thrown by java code are placed in $@ if the code is called inside
> an eval block.
> The exceptions seem to have a very limited lifespan when left in [EMAIL
> PROTECTED] If I
> copy $@ to a normal variable I can
> call multiple functions , if I use $@ directly the second function call fails
> with "can't call method "something"
> without a package or object reference"
>
> Is this related to the way perl normally handles $@ , something I missed in
> the Inline::Java docs or an Inline::Java bug?
>
> eg :
>
> eval { call_some_java() }
> if($@)
> {
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>getMessage();
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>getMessage();
> }
>
> fail but
When you call [EMAIL PROTECTED]>getMessage(), it in turn has eval{} statements
inside it somewhere, thereby resetting the $@ globlal variable.
It's best to use a temporary variable to store the exception if you
are going to call methods on it.
I will add a comment about that in the docs.
Patrick
>
> eval { call_some_java() }
> if($@)
> {
> my $var = $@;
> $var->getMessage();
> $var->getMessage();
> }
>
> works
>
>
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Patrick LeBoutillier
Laval, Québec, Canada
