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ensure:

Learn ensure: in Smalltalk with a construct-specific explanation, a unique example, a practical boundary, and a mastery check.

10 min read • Beginner

ensure: is an atomic Smalltalk topic inside Blocks & Control. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.

Focus on what ensure: changes: the input, binding, control path, object state, collection, runtime effect, or language contract. Then alter one value and verify that the behavior changes for a reason specific to this feature.

Topic-specific example

smalltalk-02-10-ensure.st
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[ Transcript show: 'work' ] ensure: [ Transcript show: 'cleanup' ].
Edge case / engineering note

Exercise both the success path and the failure path; verify what is caught, propagated, or cleaned up rather than only checking printed output.

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