TRY_CONV : conv -> conv
STRUCTURE
SYNOPSIS
Attempts to apply a conversion; applies identity conversion in case of failure.
DESCRIPTION
TRY_CONV c t attempts to apply the conversion c to the term t; if this fails, then the identity conversion is applied instead. That is, if c is a conversion that maps a term t to the theorem |- t = t', then the conversion TRY_CONV c also maps t to |- t = t'. But if c fails when applied to t, then TRY_CONV c t raises the UNCHANGED exception (which is understood to mean the instance of reflexivity, |- t = t). If c applied to t raises the UNCHANGED exception, then so too does TRY_CONV c t.
FAILURE
Never fails, except that the UNCHANGED exception can be raised.
SEEALSO
HOL  Kananaskis-14