Catch an exception for invalid user input in swift

Question

I am trying this code that is a calculator. How can I handle input from the user that is not valid?

//ANSWER: Bridging header to Objective-C// https://github.com/kon

Answer 1

This is still an issue in Swift 2. As noted, the best solution is to use a bridging header and catch the NSException in Objective C.

https://medium.com/swift-programming/adding-try-catch-to-swift-71ab27bcb5b8 describes a good solution, but the exact code doesn't compile in Swift 2 because try and catch are now reserved keywords. You'll need to change the method signature to workaround this. Here's an example:

// https://medium.com/swift-programming/adding-try-catch-to-swift-71ab27bcb5b8

@interface TryCatch : NSObject

+ (void)tryBlock:(void (^)())try catchBlock:(void (^)(NSException *))catch finallyBlock:(void (^)())finally;

@end

@implementation TryCatch

+ (void)tryBlock:(void (^)())try catchBlock:(void (^)(NSException *))catch finallyBlock:(void (^)())finally {
    @try {
        try ? try() : nil;
    }
    @catch (NSException *e) {
        catch ? catch(e) : nil;
    }
    @finally {
        finally ? finally() : nil;
    }
}

@end