What are the use cases for Scala 2.9's try…catch generalization?

Question

I\'ve read about and experimented with the Scala 2.9 try...catch feature, and it has me thinking about possibilities. What would I actually use it for other than saving a couple

Answer 1

Good answer by axel22, but I think the real reason for its introduction is something else. The try/catch/finally handling introduced a special case. You used a partial function literal, but you could not actually replace that with a partial function. Now, catch just receive a partial function, and one more special case in the language is gone.