#44148 [NEW]: Catch clause does not check for class existence

From: cool_lim_lp at yahoo dot com dot sg Operating system: irrelevant PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Catch clause does not check for class existence Description: ------------ i don't know whether it is a bug or not. Look at the sample code given. Reproduce code: --------------- try { throw new Exception('test'); } catch (NonExistent $e) { // the above class is non-existent but PHP doesn't give a warning or error } catch (Exception $e) { // exception caught here } -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44148&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44148&r=mysqlcfg