#30379 [Opn->Bgs]: Example of Exception $e is Incorrect

ID: 30379 Updated by: aidan@php.net Reported By: hans at nyphp dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: echo $e will call the exception classes __toString method. This will show more information than just getMessage(). This isn't a mistake. However, the docs are not very good - I'll have a look at them today. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-10 06:33:43] hans at nyphp dot com Description: ------------ On the page that gives examples of how to use Exceptions: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.exceptions.php The usage of catch() is incorrect in the examples. This code: catch (Exception $e) { echo "Caught exception: ", $e, "\n"; } Would echo something like: Caught exception: Object id #3 I cannot believe this is the desired output. This code: catch (Exception $e) { echo "Caught exception: ", $e->getMessage(), "\n"; } Would provide the expected output: Caught exception: Always throw this error In other words, all exception code examples with echo statements of $e should contain $e->getMessage() rather than just echoing $e. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30379&edit=1