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Diffstat (limited to 'stdlib/printexc.mli')
| -rw-r--r-- | stdlib/printexc.mli | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/stdlib/printexc.mli b/stdlib/printexc.mli index 0b56bd2a8..864f1ac84 100644 --- a/stdlib/printexc.mli +++ b/stdlib/printexc.mli @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -(* A catch-all exception handler *) +(* Module [Printexc]: a catch-all exception handler *) val catch: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b (* [Printexc.catch fn x] applies [fn] to [x] and returns the result. @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ val catch: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b name of the exception is printed on standard error output, and the programs aborts with exit code 2. Typical use is [Printexc.catch main ()], where [main], with type - [unit->unit], is the entry point of a standalone program, to catch - and print stray exceptions. *) + [unit->unit], is the entry point of a standalone program. + This catches and reports any exception that escapes the program. *) val print: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b (* Same as [catch], but re-raise the stray exception after |