KeyError

Raised when the specified key is not found. It is a subclass of IndexError.

h = {"foo" => :bar}
h.fetch("foo") #=> :bar
h.fetch("baz") #=> KeyError: key not found: "baz"

Instance Methods

key_error.key → object

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            static VALUE
key_err_key(VALUE self)
{
    VALUE key;

    key = rb_ivar_lookup(self, id_key, Qundef);
    if (key != Qundef) return key;
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "no key is available");
}

Return the key caused this KeyError exception.

key_error.receiver → object

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            static VALUE
key_err_receiver(VALUE self)
{
    VALUE recv;

    recv = rb_ivar_lookup(self, id_receiver, Qundef);
    if (recv != Qundef) return recv;
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "no receiver is available");
}

Return the receiver associated with this KeyError exception.