[comp.lang.icon] Ignoring failure

ralph@CS.ARIZONA.EDU ("Ralph Griswold") (01/18/91)

You get the effect of {e;} by putting just e on a separate line, provided
it's not inside another expression.  There are lots of ways to get the
effect if e is inside another expression, such as (e | &null).  I think
that's clearer than {e;}.