Bug #74454 [Opn->Ver]: Wrong exception being thrown when using ReflectionMethod

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74454&edit=1 ID: 74454 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: premavansmuuf at gmail dot com Summary: Wrong exception being thrown when using ReflectionMethod -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: Reflection related Operating System: WSL/Ubuntu 16.04 PHP Version: 7.0.18 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-04-16 12:19:08] premavansmuuf at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Trying to get a reflection of method of class located inside a file with syntax error that is being included via autoloader results in a ReflectionException instead of ParseError. Note that if one tries $x = new ReflectionClass('A'); instead, correct expected ParseError is thrown. Test script: --------------- --- FILE index.php <?php spl_autoload_register('load_file'); try { $x = new ReflectionMethod('A', 'b'); } catch (\Throwable $e) { echo get_class($e) . ': ' . $e->getMessage(); } function load_file() { require __DIR__ . '/syntaxerror.php'; } --- FILE syntaxerror.php <?php class A { if (wrongsyntax) } Expected result: ---------------- ParseError: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF), expecting function (T_FUNCTION) Actual result: -------------- ReflectionException: Class A does not exist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74454&edit=1