PartialFunction.purs

module Main where

foreign import testError
  "function testError(f) {\
  \  try {\
  \    return f();\
  \  } catch (e) {\
  \    if (e instanceof Error) return 'success';\
  \    throw new Error('Pattern match failure is not Error');\
  \  }\
  \}" :: (Unit -> Number) -> String

fn :: Number -> Number
fn 0 = 0
fn 1 = 2

main = Debug.Trace.trace (show $ testError $ \_ -> fn 2)