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Error signal

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

12 min read • Intermediate

Error signal is an atomic Smalltalk topic inside Exceptions & Resources. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.

Focus on what Error signal 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-06-01-error-signal.st
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Error signal: 'Invalid quantity'.
Edge case / engineering note

Observe when work actually runs, what state crosses the asynchronous boundary, and how completion or failure is surfaced.

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