Scala while(true) type mismatch? Infinite loop in scala?

Question

Why following code

def doSomething() = \"Something\"

var availableRetries: Int = 10

def process(): String = {
  while (true) {
    availableRetries -= 1
    tr         


        

Answer 1

import scala.annotation.tailrec
import scala.util.control.Exception._

def retry[A](times: Int)(body: => A) = {
  @tailrec def loop(i: Int): Either[Throwable, A] =
    allCatch.either(body) match {
      case Left(_) if i > 1 => loop(i - 1)
      case x => x
    }
  loop(times)
}

retry(10) {
  shamelessExceptionThrower()
}