Function tryFallback

Invokes the candidate function and returns fallback if an error is thrown from it.

Param: candidate

The candidate function to run.

Param: fallback

The fallback value to return if candidate throws an error.

Returns

The result from candidate. Returns fallback if candidate throws an Error. If no fallback value is provided, then undefined is returned.

tryFallback<T>(candidate: () => T): T | undefined
Invokes the candidate function and returns undefined if an error is thrown from it.
Type Parameters
- T
Parameters
- candidate: () => T
  The candidate function to run.
Returns T | undefined
The result from candidate. Returns undefined if candidate throws an Error.
- Defined in packages/helpful-fn/src/try-fallback/try-fallback.mts:10
tryFallback<T>(candidate: () => T, fallback: T): T
Invokes the candidate function and returns fallback if an error is thrown from it.
Type Parameters
- T
Parameters
- candidate: () => T
  The candidate function to run.
- fallback: T
  The fallback value to return if candidate throws an error.
Returns T
The result from candidate. Returns fallback if candidate throws an Error.
- Defined in packages/helpful-fn/src/try-fallback/try-fallback.mts:23