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− | If geterror receives no arguments, or a non-numeric argument, or the argument is out of range, then it returns a single nil value. | + | If geterror receives no arguments, or a non-numeric argument, or the argument is out of range, then it returns a single [[nil]] value. |
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Revision as of 23:35, 1 November 2010
Calling Convention
Call
local e = sl.geterror(eref)
Args
eref is a number
Results
e is a table with key:val pair _type:'table:exception' defined
Usage Example
local sl = dofile(getinstalldir()..'/lib/simplelib.lua') local f = function() local a = {} a = a + 1 end local h = function(eref) local e = geterror(eref) print(e._errmsg) end sl.try(f,h)
Description
geterror returns the recorded error table of a detected error when given a valid numeric error reference, eref. An error table has the following fields:
field : description _type 'table:exception' _errid Same as the argument provided to geterror. Numeric. _errname Name provided for the error, or 'SL unknown error'. _errmsg String of descriptive text associated with the error. _probe A table of stack information tables for internal use.
Upon Error
If geterror receives no arguments, or a non-numeric argument, or the argument is out of range, then it returns a single nil value.