<catchall>
Syntax
<scope>
<throw fault='"MyFault"'/>
...
<faulthandlers>
<catch fault='"MyFault"'>
...
</catch>
<catch fault='"OtherFault"'>
...
</catch>
<catchall>
...
</catchall>
</faulthandlers>
</scope>
Attributes and Elements
Optional. <catchall> may contain zero or more of the following elements in any combination: <alert>, <assign>, <branch>, <break>, <call>, <code>, <compensate>, <continue>, <delay>, <empty>, <foreach>, <if>, <label>, <milestone>, <reply>, <rule>, <scope>, <sequence>, <sql>, <switch>, <sync>, <throw>, <trace>, <transform>, <until>, <while>, <xpath>, or <xslt>.
Description
A <catchall> element is used within a <faulthandlers> element.
When a <throw> statement executes, control immediately shifts to the <faulthandlers> block inside the same <scope>, skipping all intervening statements after the <throw>. Inside the <faulthandlers> block, the program attempts to find a <catch> block whose value attribute matches the fault string expression in the <throw> statement. If it finds one, the program executes the code within this <catch> block and then exits the <scope>. The program resumes execution at the next statement following the closing </scope> element.
If a fault is thrown, and the corresponding <faulthandlers> block contains no <catch> block that matches the fault string, control shifts from the <throw> statement to the <catchall> block inside <faulthandlers>. After executing the contents of the <catchall> block, the program exits the <scope>. The program resumes execution at the next statement following the closing </scope> element. It is good programming practice to ensure that there is always a <catchall> block inside every <faulthandlers> block, to ensure that the program catches any unanticipated errors.
For details, see Handling Errors in BPL.
When you use this error handling system with <call> statements that communicate with other business hosts, make sure that the target business hosts return an error status in the case of an error. If the target component returns success even in the case of an error, the BPL process will not trigger <catchall> logic.
If a <catchall> is provided, it must be the last statement in the <faulthandlers> block. All <catch> blocks must appear before <catchall>.
See Also
<catch>, <compensate>, <compensationhandlers>, <faulthandlers>, <scope>, and <throw>.
