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Variables to closures, promises, the DOM and OOP — a complete JS reference.

try...catch...finally

The core JavaScript construct for catching runtime errors so a script doesn't crash.

try {
  const data = JSON.parse(invalidJson);
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Parsing failed:', error.message);
} finally {
  console.log('Always runs, error or not');
}
  • try holds code that might throw
  • catch runs only if an error was thrown, receiving the Error object
  • finally always runs — great for cleanup like closing a connection
  • try/catch does NOT catch errors inside setTimeout or Promise callbacks unless you await/catch them there too