In the integrated debugger is there an implicit variable for exceptions

Question

I would like to examine the exception in the debugger.

When I have

except on e:exception do

This is trivial, I can just examine the e variable

But, many exception handlers do not have an on e:exception clause.

Is there a special variable such as $exception that can be inspected, or some other method to inspect the exception that does not require changing the source.

I remember doing this (though memory can be faulty), but have not been able find a way to do this.

Answer 1

In the System unit there is a function named ExceptObject which returns the exception object that is currently active, or nil if no exception is active. The debugger is able to evaluate this function and so give you the information you need.