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# babel-plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding
> This plugin allows Babel to parse optional catch bindings.
## Example
**Syntax**
```javascript
try {
throw 0;
} catch {
doSomethingWhichDoesntCareAboutTheValueThrown();
console.log("Yay, code executes!");
}
```
## Installation
```sh
npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding
```
## Usage
### Via `.babelrc` (Recommended)
**.babelrc**
```json
{
"plugins": ["syntax-optional-catch-binding"]
}
```
### Via CLI
```sh
babel --plugins syntax-optional-catch-binding script.js
```
### Via Node API
```javascript
require("babel-core").transform("code", {
plugins: ["syntax-optional-catch-binding"]
});
```
## References
* [Proposal: Optional Catch Binding for ECMAScript](https://github.com/babel/proposals/issues/7)