Exception: SecurityError

Inherits:
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Defined in:
error.c

Overview

Raised when attempting a potential unsafe operation, typically when the $SAFE level is raised above 0.

foo = "bar"
proc = Proc.new do
  $SAFE = 4
  foo.gsub! "a", "*"
end
proc.call

raises the exception:

SecurityError: Insecure: can't modify string

Method Summary

Methods inherited from Exception

#==, #backtrace, exception, #exception, #initialize, #inspect, #message, #set_backtrace, #to_s

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Exception