try { die_sometimes(); } catch { # ...code run in case of error } finally { if (@_) { print "The try block died with: @_\n"; } else { print "The try block ran without error.\n"; } }; #### use TryCatch; sub foo { my ($self) = @_; try { die Some::Class->new(code => 404 ) if $self->not_found; return "return value from foo"; } catch (Some::Class $e where { $_->code > 100 } ) { } }