Bug #62420 [Wfx]: Exception::__toString() creates message in wrong order if prev exception exists

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62420&edit=1 ID: 62420 User updated by: bugs dot php at mohiva dot com Reported by: bugs dot php at mohiva dot com Summary: Exception::__toString() creates message in wrong order if prev exception exists Status: Wont fix Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Gentoo Linux PHP Version: 5.4.4 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I think with this behaviour it is really hard to find bugs and it has a huge WTF factor when you look into your log files and then you see the exception messages in a reverse order. Is it really too hard to fix? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-24 08:28:41] fa@php.net While you are correct that it might be more logical to reverse the order, this isn't a huge problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-26 11:56:09] bugs dot php at mohiva dot com Description: ------------ The method Exception::__toString() creates the message in the wrong order if a previous exception exists in the Exception object. The message contains the message from the previous exception as first and then marked as next exception the message from the exception object itself. Normally the message from the current exception should be the first message followed by the previous message and so one. Test script: --------------- <?php try { throw new Exception("Previous exception"); } catch (Exception $previous) { $current = new Exception("Current exception", 0, $previous); echo 'Previous:' . $current->getPrevious()->getMessage() . '<br />'; echo 'Current:' . $current->getMessage() . '<br />'; echo 'String:' . $current->__toString() . '<br />'; } Expected result: ---------------- Previous: Previous exception -------------------------------------------------------------- Current: Current exception -------------------------------------------------------------- String: exception 'Exception' with message 'Current exception' in exception.php:4 Stack trace: #0 {main} Next exception 'Exception' with message 'Previous exception' in exception.php:6 Stack trace: #0 {main} Actual result: -------------- Previous: Previous exception -------------------------------------------------------------- Current: Current exception -------------------------------------------------------------- String: exception 'Exception' with message 'Previous exception' in exception.php:4 Stack trace: #0 {main} Next exception 'Exception' with message 'Current exception' in exception.php:6 Stack trace: #0 {main} ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62420&edit=1