Tim,
> >
> > When you call [EMAIL PROTECTED]>getMessage(), it in turn has eval{}
> > statements
> > inside it somewhere, thereby resetting the $@ globlal variable.
>
> Is there some reason why the code within getMessage that calls eval {}
> can't do
>
> local $@;
>
> to protect the caller from such surprises?
I'm not a pro when it comes to "local".
Doesn't that make sense only if the exception is treated locally
(inside the Inline::Java code) ? In most cases I will have code like
this inside Inline::Java:
eval {
# do something
} ;
if ($@){
if ($@ =~ /some exception type/){
# treat the exception locally
}
else {
# let the caller handle it
die $@ ;
}
}
Can "local $@" be used in such cases? Ideally, if I understand
correctly, the goal would be not to change (the "real") $@ unless
another "fatal" error has occured.
>
> Tim.
>
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Patrick LeBoutillier
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