try

catch

try/catch statement.

Syntax

• try, statements_1, catch, statements_2, end
• try, statements_1, catch exception, statements_2, end

Description

try and catch statements are used for error handling and control in files.

exception is an MException object that allows you to identify the error.

The catch block assigns the current exception object to the variable in exception.

Examples

try/catch in a script file

try
error('an error')
catch
  disp('error catched')
end

try/catch in a script file

try
error('an error')
catch ME
  ME
end

See also

run, execstr, MException.

History

Author

Allan CORNET