The first few short pkg:http examples

recipes/dart_io/pkg_http/bin/handling_an_httprequest_error.dart

Index: recipes/dart_io/pkg_http/bin/handling_an_httprequest_error.dart
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+import 'dart:io' show SocketException;
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+
+handleSuccess(http.Response response) {
+  print('something went wrong');
+  print(response.body);
+}
+
+handleFailure(SocketException e) {

[Anders Johnsen, 2013/12/06 11:53:28]

Don't expect SocketException. In theory, it could also be HttpException. maybe
just say:

handleFailure(error) {
  ...
}

and remove dart:io import.

[shailentuli, 2013/12/06 18:16:29]

Done.

+  print(e.message);
+  print('A ${e.runtimeType} was raised');
+}
+
+void main() {
+  http.get("http://some_bogus_website.org")
+    .then(handleSuccess)
+    .catchError(handleFailure);
+}