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Diffstat (limited to 'eval.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | eval.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ extract_raise_opts(int argc, const VALUE *argv, VALUE *opts) /* * call-seq: * raise - * raise(string) - * raise(exception [, string [, array]]) + * raise(string, cause: $!) + * raise(exception [, string [, array]], cause: $!) * fail - * fail(string) - * fail(exception [, string [, array]]) + * fail(string, cause: $!) + * fail(exception [, string [, array]], cause: $!) * * With no arguments, raises the exception in <code>$!</code> or raises * a <code>RuntimeError</code> if <code>$!</code> is +nil+. @@ -725,6 +725,11 @@ extract_raise_opts(int argc, const VALUE *argv, VALUE *opts) * * raise "Failed to create socket" * raise ArgumentError, "No parameters", caller + * + * The +cause+ of the generated exception is automatically set to the + * "current" exception (<code>$!</code>) if any. An alternative + * value, either an +Exception+ object or +nil+, can be specified via + * the +:cause+ argument. */ static VALUE |