Re: Re: PDO Exceptions

> On 4/22/2013 11:55 AM, Onatawahtaw wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> I am new to this list. I have a question about which functions need to >> be included in a try block. >> >> Of "new PDO", "prepare", "bindParam", "execute", >> "fetch", and "query", >> it seems that bindParam is the only one that throws an exception. So is >> this the only that needs to be put into a try block? >> >> Thanks, >> >> -KJW >> Proverbs 3:5-6 >> > Since nobody else has offered anything, I'll give you my impression of > how a try handles things. > > If the statement(s) within the try block fail in any way (such as simply > returning a 'false' value), the try block's catch will be executed. So > while the items you specified do not "throw an exception", I believe the > try will still handle a failure of those functions. > > Of course, if I'm wrong, I'm positive we'll start seeing responses to > your question. :) > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Hi Jim, I agree that failures would normally be catched as an exception. But how do/can you determine if "false" is a failure? /Lars