<attempt> repeat a block until it is successful

name

attempt

xml namespace

http://moyaproject.com

Repeat a block of code if an exception is thrown. This is useful in situations where you are creating a database object with a random token, and you want to repeat the code if the random token happens to exist. The wait attribute can set a timespan to wait between attempts, which may be appropriate for connecting to servers, for example.

If an exception occurs, after times attempts, then it will be thrown normally.

Example

<attempt times="10" catch="db.*">
    <db:create model="#ValidateEmail" let:user="user" dst="validate_email" />
</attempt>

attributes

name	purpose	type	required?	default	choices
catch	Type of exception to catch	comma list	No	*
times	Maximum number of times to repeat attempt block	integer	Yes
wait	Time to wait between syncs (default doesn't wait)	timespan	No

inherited attributes

name	purpose	type	required?	default	choices
if	Conditional expression	expression	No	yes