Quote: Eiffel's rescue clause handles an error by restoring the class invariant, and if resumption, the routine's precondition; unlike recovery blocks

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Eiffel's notion of a rescue clause bears some … [refs], but the spirit and aims are different. … In contrast, a rescue clause does not attempt … to a stable state. … Eiffel's rescue clauses do not require any such … [as in recovery blocks]; the only rule is that the rescue clause must restore …   Google-1   Google-2

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