What is the difference between an error boundary and a try...catch block in JavaScript?

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What is the difference between an error boundary and a try...catch block in JavaScript?
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While both handle errors, they operate in different contexts. `try...catch` blocks handle synchronous errors within a specific code block. Error boundaries handle errors that occur during the *rendering* process of React components. `try...catch` won't catch errors thrown during rendering, and error boundaries won't catch errors within synchronous code blocks unless those blocks are part of the rendering process.