]> > > Hello, > > does it exist a way to get hold of a the string (if any) associated > with an exception, when the exception has been caught with the "_" > (any) exception? What I am interested in is to get hold of the > information which the run-time normally prints when it exits. > > let _ = List.nth [4; 5] 4 > > itherther [14] [08:30] [~] ./a.out > Fatal error: exception Failure("nth") > > I want to get the string produced, or the information needed to > produce it myself. > > The intended usage for this is in a RPC server library, where the > application raise some exception. It would be convenient to re-raise > this as an remote exception, or at least report it back to the client. > > > Kindest regards, Hello, Have a look at the Printexc module <http://caml.inria.fr/ocaml/htmlman/libref/Printexc.html> As far as I understand your needs, you can write try ... with e -> Printf.printf "Exception: %s\n" (Printexc.to_string e) ; raise e Notice that the << _ >> pattern is changed into a (binding) variable. Cheers, > > Hans Ole Rafaelsen > ------------------- --Luc ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners