Re: I am not understanding user defined exceptions

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

<patrick@spellingbeewinnars.org> wrote in message 
news:6cb6e781-c6df-4962-99e3-760e7c7fab88@googlegroups.com...
> Hi Everyone
>
> I am not understanding user defined exceptions. This little program will 
> ask the user for integer entry twice. If I type 1 at the first entry, 
> things work as expected and the exception is handled.
>
> However if I type, 2 and then 1, an exception is not raised at the second 
> text_io.get.
>
> If we type something like :
>         if x = 1
>         then
>           raise Foo_Error;
>         end if ;
>
> will x not be tested for exceptions conditions automatically from that 
> point onward?

No. Why would you think so? The above is just normal code that is executed 
when it is encountered in the statement stream. It doesn't have any magic 
properties.

                             Randy.