Req #60053 [Opn->Wfx]: Allow throwing of strings and things

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60053&edit=1 ID: 60053 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: anon at anon dot anon Summary: Allow throwing of strings and things -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Marking as Won't Fix, as I doubt we wish to further encourage throwing of unspecific exception types. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-02-12 00:41:02] codedokode at gmail dot com I don't like the idea. It only makes things more confusing and you can use snippets in a code editor to save keystrokes anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-10-13 13:35:54] anon at anon dot anon I'd like to add that since PHP is so dynamically-typed and prefers to cock programs up at run time instead of letting them be robustly specified from the get go, I once thought I *could* do this anyway. It's a valid syntax, but the first time one of my "exceptions" was thrown it blew up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-10-13 13:32:11] anon at anon dot anon Description: ------------ Here's my suggestion: when throwing something that's not an Exception, use it as the message of a new Exception (instead of dying). I.e., throw $x; where !($x instanceof Exception) would be interpreted as: throw new Exception($x); Then I could do this: throw "I can't be arsed to type new Exception() everywhere"; >inb4 one person looks at and rejects this for some bureaucratic reason and it's never >considered again. >I mean, er, have a nice day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60053&edit=1