#50246 [Bgs]: Throw exception fails in __autoload() implementation

ID: 50246 User updated by: krzysztof dot talajko at gmail dot com Reported By: krzysztof dot talajko at gmail dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Windows 7 RC PHP Version: 5.2.11 New Comment: Thank you for the Friendly Welcome. My suggestion is to fix the manual in autoloading section, because it is confusing. In php 5.3 exceptions can be thrown without this error. There is no information about this difference between various php versions. Second confusing thing is that in Zend Framework there is also exception thrown in autoload function ... but I assume that some of ZF programmers just didn't read the manual. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-20 17:56:20] jani@php.net Thank you for not reading the manual or searching existing bug reports. RTFM: http://php.net/autoload ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-20 16:05:47] krzysztof dot talajko at gmail dot com Simpler reproduce code is (results same as in original code): <?php function __autoload($class) { throw new Exception("Class ".$class." not found"); } try{ new Foo; } catch (Exception $e) { echo "Caught load class failed exception (".$e->getMessage().")."; } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-20 15:58:12] krzysztof dot talajko at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Throw exception in __autoload() implementation is impossible. Instead fatal error "Class (...) not found" is reported. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function loader($class) { @include_once($class.'.php'); if (!class_exists($class, false)) { throw new Exception("Class ".$class." not found"); } } spl_autoload_register('loader'); try{ class FooClass extends Some_Not_Existing_Class {} } catch (Exception $e) { echo "Caught load class failed exception (".$e->getMessage().")."; } Expected result: ---------------- Caught load class failed exception (Class Some_Not_Existing_Class not found). Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Class 'Some_Not_Existing_Class' not found in C:\dev\workspace\foo.php on line 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50246&edit=1