Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions

From:	simohe at besonet dot ch	Date:	Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:55:46 +0000
Subject:	Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53648&edit=1

 ID:                 53648
 Comment by:         simohe at besonet dot ch
 Reported by:        clicky at erebot dot net
 Summary:            Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
 Status:             Open
 Type:               Feature/Change Request
 Package:            Class/Object related
 PHP Version:        5.3.4
 Block user comment: N
 Private report:     N

 New Comment:

Forbidding to throw errors is a problem when generating proxy classes in doctrine.

See https://github.com/doctrine/common/issues/824


Previous Comments:
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[2016-06-11 04:37:34] requinix@php.net

Related To: Bug #72382

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[2015-05-27 17:01:55] aharvey@php.net

Reopening, although this will require an RFC (and, realistically, a PR) to proceed against a later
7.x version.

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[2015-03-29 09:41:48] benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com

Note that, for what it's worth, starting from version 3.4.1, HHVM allows __toString() to throw
exceptions:

http://3v4l.org/jFfUh

Do notice also that miraculously, PHP 5.0 and 5.1 did allow __toString() to throw exceptions! How is
that even possible?

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[2015-03-29 09:31:46] benjamin dot morel at gmail dot com

Now would be the time indeed! Could a core developer comment on this issue?

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[2015-03-14 19:46:39] ianbytchek at gmail dot com

Any chance to account for this in PHP 7? I've read that many things in the core are being
re-written / -factored. Would now be the right time to look into this?

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Thread (14 messages)

• clicky at erebot dot netTue, 04 Jan 2011 13:45:30 +0000
  • dqhendricks at hotmail dot comThu, 10 Nov 2011 04:05:49 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • benjamin dot morel at strictcoding dot co dot ukTue, 04 Dec 2012 12:57:36 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • nikic@php.netTue, 04 Dec 2012 16:41:50 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • benjamin dot morel at strictcoding dot co dot ukTue, 04 Dec 2012 17:15:19 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • aharvey@php.netWed, 05 Dec 2012 01:13:22 +0000Req #53648 [Opn->Sus]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • benjamin dot morel at gmail dot comMon, 08 Sep 2014 09:25:29 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • ianbytchek at gmail dot comSat, 14 Mar 2015 19:46:41 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • benjamin dot morel at gmail dot comSun, 29 Mar 2015 09:31:47 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • benjamin dot morel at gmail dot comSun, 29 Mar 2015 09:41:49 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • aharvey@php.netWed, 27 May 2015 17:01:58 +0000Req #53648 [Sus->Opn]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • simohe at besonet dot chFri, 01 Dec 2017 12:55:46 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • carusogabriel@php.netTue, 26 Feb 2019 18:00:47 +0000Req #53648 [Com]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions
  • nikic@php.netSun, 23 Jun 2019 08:08:10 +0000Req #53648 [Asn->Csd]: Allow __toString() to throw exceptions