External module "utils/try-catch/docs/types/index.d"

Export assignment trycatch

• trycatch(x: Function, y: any): any

• If a function does not throw, returns the function return value; otherwise, returns y.

  Parameters

  • x: Function

    function to try invoking

  • y: any

    value to return if a function throws

  Returns any

  either the return value of x or the provided argument y

  Example

  var randu = require( `@stdlib/random/base/randu` );
  
  function x() {
      if ( randu() < 0.5 ) {
          throw new Error( 'beep' );
      }
      return 1.0;
  }
  var z = trycatch( x, -1.0 );
  // returns <number>