#36490 [Bgs]: Constructor method name for the inherited Exception class

ID: 36490 User updated by: tech at vosys dot com dot br Reported By: tech at vosys dot com dot br Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux / Windows PHP Version: 5.1.2 New Comment: Sorry, really so sorry. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-02-22 21:57:27] derick@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php The name should be __construct, not __constructor... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-02-22 21:52:27] tech at vosys dot com dot br Description: ------------ I used the constructor method name like __constructor for an Exception class. When I tried get a attribute value from a catch{} block this is not returned. When I set the constructor method name like the class name works well. Reproduce code: --------------- class Except extends Exception{// SIMPLE CLASS FOR ERROR MANAGEMENT private $e = ''; public function __construcor($msg){ $this->e = $msg; } public function getErrorMessage(){ return $this->e; } } class Test{// CLASS FOR SIMPLE TEST public function Test($info){ try{ if ($info != 'ok'){ throw new Except('Error Simulation'); }else{ throw new Except('Positive Simulation'); } }catch(Exception $e){ throw $e; } } } try{// ERROR SIMULATION $objXtpo = new Test('hi'); }catch(Exception $e){ echo('Exception is: '. $e->getErrorMessage()); } Expected result: ---------------- Exception is: Error Simulation Actual result: -------------- Exception is: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36490&edit=1