JavaScriptCatchStatement AST JavaScript Object

The JavaScriptCatchStatement object matches a catch block in JavaScript.

The astType value for this node is catchstatement.

Code Pattern

This object captures the code catch .... in the following code pattern:

try {
  // do something
} catch (error) {
  // exception handling
}

Attributes

• exception (type AstElement): name of the exception (often an AstString)
• statements (type AstElement): instructions in the catch block