update Exception list, and document arguments to exception constructo…

…rs. [ci skip]

Closes #7766. Also update helpdb.jl.

doc/helpdb.jl

@@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@ Any[
 
 ("Base","error","error(message::AbstractString)
 
-   Raise an error with the given message
+   Raise an \"ErrorException\" with the given message
 
 "),
 
@@ -2433,88 +2433,157 @@ Any[
 
 "),
 
-("Base","AssertionError","AssertionError
+("Base","ArgumentError","ArgumentError(msg)
+
+   The parameters to a function call do not match a valid signature.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","AssertionError","AssertionError([msg])
 
    The asserted condition did not evalutate to \"true\".
 
 "),
 
-("Base","ArgumentError","ArgumentError
+("Base","BoundsError","BoundsError([a][, i])
+
+   An indexing operation into an array, \"a\", tried to access an out-
+   of-bounds element, \"i\".
+
+"),
+
+("Base","DimensionMismatch","DimensionMismatch([msg])
+
+   The objects called do not have matching dimensionality.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","DivideError","DivideError()
 
-   The parameters given to a function call are not valid.
+   Integer division was attempted with a denominator value of 0.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","BoundsError","BoundsError
+("Base","DomainError","DomainError()
 
-   An indexing operation into an array tried to access an out-of-
-   bounds element.
+   The arguments to a function or constructor are outside the valid
+   domain.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","EOFError","EOFError
+("Base","EOFError","EOFError()
 
    No more data was available to read from a file or stream.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","ErrorException","ErrorException
+("Base","ErrorException","ErrorException(msg)
 
    Generic error type. The error message, in the *.msg* field, may
    provide more specific details.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","KeyError","KeyError
+("Base","InexactError","InexactError()
+
+   Type conversion cannot be done exactly.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","InterruptException","InterruptException()
+
+   The process was stopped by a terminal interrupt (CTRL+C).
+
+"),
+
+("Base","KeyError","KeyError(key)
 
    An indexing operation into an \"Associative\" (\"Dict\") or \"Set\"
    like object tried to access or delete a non-existent element.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","LoadError","LoadError
+("Base","LoadError","LoadError(file::AbstractString, line::Int, error)
 
    An error occurred while *including*, *requiring*, or *using* a
    file. The error specifics should be available in the *.error*
    field.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","MethodError","MethodError
+("Base","MethodError","MethodError(f, args)
 
    A method with the required type signature does not exist in the
    given generic function.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","ParseError","ParseError
+("Base","NullException","NullException()
+
+   An attempted access to a \"Nullable\" with no defined value.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","OutOfMemoryError","OutOfMemoryError()
+
+   A generated syntax tree was too large for the available memory.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","OverflowError","OverflowError()
+
+   The result of an expression is too large for the specified type and
+   will cause an wraparound.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","ParseError","ParseError(msg)
 
    The expression passed to the *parse* function could not be
    interpreted as a valid Julia expression.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","ProcessExitedException","ProcessExitedException
+("Base","ProcessExitedException","ProcessExitedException()
 
    After a client Julia process has exited, further attempts to
    reference the dead child will throw this exception.
 
 "),
 
-("Base","SystemError","SystemError
+("Base","StackOverflowError","StackOverflowError()
+
+   The function call grew beyond the size of the call stack. This
+   usually happens when a call recurses infinitely.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","SystemError","SystemError(prefix::AbstractString[, errnum::Int32])
 
    A system call failed with an error code (in the \"errno\" global
    variable).
 
 "),
 
-("Base","TypeError","TypeError
+("Base","TypeError","TypeError(func::Symbol, context::AbstractString, expected::Type, got)
 
    A type assertion failure, or calling an intrinsic function with an
    incorrect argument type.
 
 "),
 
+("Base","UndefRefError","UndefRefError()
+
+   The item or field is not defined for the given object.
+
+"),
+
+("Base","UndefVarError","UndefVarError(var::Symbol)
+
+   A symbol in the current scope is not defined.
+
+"),
+
 ("Base","Timer","Timer(f::Function)
 
    Create a timer to call the given callback function. The callback is

doc/stdlib/base.rst

@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ Errors
 
 .. function:: error(message::AbstractString)
 
-   Raise an error with the given message
+   Raise an ``ErrorException`` with the given message
 
 .. function:: throw(e)
 
@@ -833,54 +833,97 @@ Errors
 
    Throw an ``AssertionError`` if ``cond`` is false. Preferred syntax for writing assertions.
 
-.. data:: AssertionError
+.. function:: ArgumentError(msg)
+
+   The parameters to a function call do not match a valid signature.
+
+.. function:: AssertionError([msg])
 
    The asserted condition did not evalutate to ``true``.
 
-.. data:: ArgumentError
+.. function:: BoundsError([a],[i])
+
+   An indexing operation into an array, ``a``, tried to access an out-of-bounds element, ``i``.
+
+.. function:: DimensionMismatch([msg])
+
+   The objects called do not have matching dimensionality.
+
+.. function:: DivideError()
 
-   The parameters given to a function call are not valid.
+   Integer division was attempted with a denominator value of 0.
 
-.. data:: BoundsError
+.. function:: DomainError()
 
-   An indexing operation into an array tried to access an out-of-bounds element.
+   The arguments to a function or constructor are outside the valid domain.
 
-.. data:: EOFError
+.. function:: EOFError()
 
    No more data was available to read from a file or stream.
 
-.. data:: ErrorException
+.. function:: ErrorException(msg)
 
    Generic error type. The error message, in the `.msg` field, may provide more specific details.
 
-.. data:: KeyError
+.. function:: InexactError()
+
+   Type conversion cannot be done exactly.
+
+.. function:: InterruptException()
+
+   The process was stopped by a terminal interrupt (CTRL+C).
+
+.. function:: KeyError(key)
 
    An indexing operation into an ``Associative`` (``Dict``) or ``Set`` like object tried to access or delete a non-existent element.
 
-.. data:: LoadError
+.. function:: LoadError(file::AbstractString, line::Int, error)
 
    An error occurred while `including`, `requiring`, or `using` a file. The error specifics should be available in the `.error` field.
 
-.. data:: MethodError
+.. function:: MethodError(f, args)
 
    A method with the required type signature does not exist in the given generic function.
 
-.. data:: ParseError
+.. function:: NullException()
+
+   An attempted access to a ``Nullable`` with no defined value.
+
+.. function:: OutOfMemoryError()
+
+   An operation allocated too much memory for either the system or the garbage collector to handle properly.
+
+.. function:: OverflowError()
+
+   The result of an expression is too large for the specified type and will cause an wraparound.
+
+.. function:: ParseError(msg)
 
    The expression passed to the `parse` function could not be interpreted as a valid Julia expression.
 
-.. data:: ProcessExitedException
+.. function:: ProcessExitedException()
 
    After a client Julia process has exited, further attempts to reference the dead child will throw this exception.
 
-.. data:: SystemError
+.. function:: StackOverflowError()
+
+   The function call grew beyond the size of the call stack. This usually happens when a call recurses infinitely.
+
+.. function:: SystemError(prefix::AbstractString, [errnum::Int32])
 
    A system call failed with an error code (in the ``errno`` global variable).
 
-.. data:: TypeError
+.. function:: TypeError(func::Symbol, context::AbstractString, expected::Type, got)
 
    A type assertion failure, or calling an intrinsic function with an incorrect argument type.
 
+.. function:: UndefRefError()
+
+   The item or field is not defined for the given object.
+
+.. function:: UndefVarError(var::Symbol)
+
+   A symbol in the current scope is not defined.
 
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