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catch-clause

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catch-clause railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below."catch""("Explore production: catch-type-listcatch-type-listExplore production: variablevariable")"Explore production: compound-statementcompound-statement
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
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catch-clause =
    "catch" , "(" , catch-type-list , [ variable ] , ")" , compound-statement ;

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