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2.11.3 errordict

Each thread has its own errordict, which is used by default by the error handling machinery.

Table 2.5: errordict summary
Input(s) Op/Proc/Var Output(s) | Description
- handleerror - | Print a state dump.
- stop - | Last operation during error handling.

- handleerror -:
  Input(s):
    None.
  Output(s):
    None.
  Error(s):
    Under normal conditions, no errors occur. However, it is possible for the application to corrupt the error handling machinery to the point that an error will occur. If that happens, the result is possible infinite recursion, and program crashes are a real possibility.
  Description:
    Print a dump of the most recent error recorded in the currenterror dictionary.
  Example(s):

        onyx:0> {true {true 1 sprint x y} if} eval
        true
        Error $undefined
        ostack: ()
        dstack: (-dict- -dict- -dict- -dict-)
        cstack: ()
        estack/istack trace (0..5):
        0:      x
        1: {
                true
                1
                sprint
         3:-->  x
                y
        }
        2:      --if--
        3:      --eval--
        4:      -file-
        5:      --start--
        onyx:1> errordict begin handleerror end
        Error $undefined
        ostack: ()
        dstack: (-dict- -dict- -dict- -dict-)
        cstack: ()
        estack/istack trace (0..5):
        0:      x
        1: {
                true
                1
                sprint
         3:-->  x
                y
        }
        2:      --if--
        3:      --eval--
        4:      -file-
        5:      --start--
        onyx:1>

- stop -:
  Input(s):
    None.
  Output(s):
    None.
  Error(s):
    None.
  Description:
    This is called as the very last operation when an error occurs. Initially, its value is the same as that for the stop operator in systemdict.
  Example(s):

        onyx:0> errordict begin
        onyx:0> $stop {`Custom stop\n' print flush quit} def
        onyx:0> x
        Error $undefined
        ostack: ()
        dstack: (-dict- -dict- -dict- -dict- -dict-)
        cstack: ()
        estack/istack trace (0..2):
        0:      x
        1:      -file-
        2:      --start--
        Custom stop

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