Bug #52311 [Opn->Bgs]: PHP raises Fatal Error on not existent method invocation

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52311&edit=1 ID: 52311 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: d dot orlando dot 0 at gmail dot com Summary: PHP raises Fatal Error on not existent method invocation -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.3.2 New Comment: This is by design, and can't be changed now without severely impacting backward compatibility. Errors in PHP code don't generally raise exceptions. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-12 05:41:27] d dot orlando dot 0 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Invoking a method that doesn't exist raises a Fatal Error, and there is no way to catch the exception. Test script: --------------- <?php class A { public function __construct() { \error_reporting(\E_ALL); \ini_set('display_errors', true); \ini_set('display_startup_errors', true); try { $this->_init(); } catch (\Exception $e) {echo "Catched!";} } } new A(); Expected result: ---------------- Catched! Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Call to undefined method A::_init() in /srv/http/PHP/3/fatalerror.php on line 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52311&edit=1