If we really need to emphasize oo way in raising exception as you claim i d rather add exception raise i e.
Ruby raise exception in initialize.
None of ruby s standard exceptions fit so your best bet is to create a new kind of exception.
We enclose the code that could raise an exception in a begin end block and use rescue clauses to tell ruby the types of exceptions we want to handle.
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The begin is omitted and the entire body of the method is subject to exception handling ending.
In ruby like in most languages an exception is a way to convey that something went wrong.
What if you re building a user system and want to raise an exception when the user tries to access an off limits part of the site.
Syntax begin rescue onetypeofexception rescue anothertypeofexception else other exceptions ensure always will be executed end.
By providing exception raise and discouraging kernel raise there s no sufficient way to raise pre allocated exceptions.
While some languages only use exceptions for truly exceptional circumstances like run time errors ruby uses exceptions for a wide variety of errors and unexpected results.
It is to be noted that the body of a method definition is an implicit begin end block.
Ruby uses the kernel method termed as raise to create the exceptions which will be the instance of exception class or one of its subclass.
To do exception handling we enclose the code that could raise an exception in a begin end block and use one or more rescue clauses to tell ruby the types of exceptions we want to handle.
Kernel raise takes either exception class or exception instance.