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cftry

Used with one or more cfcatch tags. Together, they catch and process exceptions in CFML pages. Exceptions are events that disrupt the normal flow of instructions in a CFML page, such as failed database operations, missing include files, and developer-specified events.

Syntax

<cftry>

Script Syntax

try { } catch (any e) {}

A simple try/catch script based example

Create a divide by zero error and then catch it.

try {
    x = 5/0;
}
catch (any e) {
    writeOutput("Error: " & e.message);
}

Expected Result: Error: Division by zero.

A simple try/catch tag based example

Create a divide by zero error and then catch it.

<cftry>
    <cfset x = 5/0 />
    <cfcatch type="any">
        Error: <cfoutput>#cfcatch.message#</cfoutput>
    </cfcatch>
</cftry>

Expected Result: Error: Division by zero.

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