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@example
@{
Trapping runtime errors

The Trap unit allows you to trap runtime errors, so a runtime error
will not abort the program, but pass the control back to a point
within the program.

The usage is simple. The TrapExec procedure can be called with a
function (p) as an argument. p must take a boolean argument. p will
immediately be called with False given as its argument. When a
runtime error would otherwise be caused while p is active, p will
instead be called again with True as its argument. After p returns,
runtime errors will not be trapped.

When the program terminates (e.g. by reaching its end or by a Halt
statement) and a runtime error was trapped during the run, Trap will
set the ExitCode and ErrorAddr variables to indicate the trapped
error.

Notes:

- After trapping a runtime error, your program might not be in a
  stable state. If the runtime error was a "minor" one (such as a
  range checking or arithmetic error), it should not be a problem.
  But if you e.g. write a larger application and use Trap to prevent
  a sudden abort caused by an unexpected runtime error, you should
  make the program terminate regularly as soon as possible after a
  trapped error (maybe telling the user to save the data, then
  terminate the program and report the error to you).

- Since the trapping mechanism *jumps* back, it has all the negative
  effects that a (non-local!) @samp{goto} can have! You should be aware
  of the consequences of all active procedures being terminated at
  an arbitrary point!

Copyright (C) 1996-2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Author: Frank Heckenbach <frank@@pascal.gnu.de>

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@}

@{$gnu-pascal@}

unit Trap;

interface

uses GPC;

var
  TrappedExitCode : Integer = 0;
  TrappedErrorAddr : Pointer = nil;
  TrappedErrorMessageString : TString = '';

procedure TrapExec (procedure p (Trapped : Boolean));

@end example
