ruby begin rescue ensure
Sure! Here is an explanation of the begin
, rescue
, and ensure
keywords in Ruby:
- The
begin
keyword marks the beginning of a block of code where exceptions may occur. It is followed by the code that you want to execute. - The
rescue
keyword is used to handle exceptions that are raised within thebegin
block. It allows you to specify what actions should be taken when an exception occurs. You can have multiplerescue
clauses to handle different types of exceptions. - The
ensure
keyword is used to specify a block of code that will always be executed, regardless of whether an exception is raised or not. It is placed after therescue
block(s) and ensures that certain actions are taken regardless of the outcome.
Here is an example that demonstrates the use of begin
, rescue
, and ensure
:
begin
# Code that may raise an exception
result = 10 / 0
rescue ZeroDivisionError
# Code to handle the ZeroDivisionError
puts "Cannot divide by zero."
ensure
# Code to be executed regardless of whether an exception occurred or not
puts "This will always be printed."
end
In this example, the begin
block contains the code 10 / 0
, which will raise a ZeroDivisionError
exception. The rescue
block specifies that if a ZeroDivisionError
occurs, the message "Cannot divide by zero." should be printed. The ensure
block ensures that the message "This will always be printed." is printed regardless of whether an exception occurred or not.
By using begin
, rescue
, and ensure
, you can handle exceptions and ensure that certain actions are taken regardless of the outcome.