#40024 [Asn->Opn]: Able to thrown an Exception in a Destructor

ID: 40024 Updated by: dmitry@php.net Reported By: php at girsbrain dot org -Status: Assigned +Status: Open Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Windows XP SP 2 PHP Version: 5.2.0 Assigned To: dmitry New Comment: This is a documentation bug. The "PHP Fatal error: Exception thrown without a stack frame" is occurs only if exception thrown during PHP script shutdown, however objects that are destroied during script execution can throw exception from destructors without problem. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-04 18:17:54] garmoan at gmail dot com Tested on Mac OSX with PHP 6.0.0-dev same results ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-04 18:02:23] php at girsbrain dot org Tested on CentOS 2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Aug 23 13:38:27 BST 2006 GNU/Linux with PHP 5.1.6, got the same result. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-04 17:57:13] php at girsbrain dot org Description: ------------ On the Constructor/Destructor page in the manual, the last note states that "Attempting to throw an exception from a destructor causes a fatal error." I've come into a scenario where I am able to throw an Exception, without fail, from a Destructor. Below are just two examples, I'm sure there are more. Reproduce code: --------------- http://www.girsbrain.org/php_bugs/exception_deconstructor_01.phps http://www.girsbrain.org/php_bugs/exception_deconstructor_02.phps Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Exception thrown without a stack frame in Unknown on line 0 Actual result: -------------- This should produce a Fatal error, but it doesn't #0 \test.php(10): TestClass->__destruct() #1 {main} ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40024&edit=1