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---
title: attempt
tags: function,intermediate
---
Attempts to invoke a function with the provided arguments, returning either the result or the caught error object.
- Use a `try... catch` block to return either the result of the function or an appropriate error.
- If the caught object is not an `Error`, use it to create a new `Error`.
```js
const attempt = (fn, ...args) => {
try {
return fn(...args);
} catch (e) {
return e instanceof Error ? e : new Error(e);
}
};
```
```js
var elements = attempt(function(selector) {
return document.querySelectorAll(selector);
}, '>_>');
if (elements instanceof Error) elements = []; // elements = []
```