<error>

An <error> element catches an error event. It is equivalent to <catch event="error"> and catches all events of type error.

Syntax

<error cond="expression"
       count="integer" />

Attributes

cond

An optional condition to test to see if the event is caught by this element. The defaults value is true.

count

The event count.

Children

<assign> <audio>, <clear>, <disconnect>, <enumerate>, <exit>, <goto>, <if>, <log>, <prompt>, <return>, <script>, and <submit>. <throw>, <valuegt;, <var>,

Parents

<field>, <form>, <initial>, <menu>, <object>, <record>, <subdialog>, and <transfer>. <vxml>,

Variables

_event

The _event shadow variable identifies the event name that caused the exception.

_message

The user-defined message from the event.

Example

The following example illustrates using example elements.

<error>
  An error has occurred -- please call again later.
  <exit/>
</error>

Version Information

Supported in: VoiceXML 1.0, VoiceXML 2.0, and VoiceXML 2.1.