#31542 [Opn->Csd]: eval() terminates PHP on fatal error instead of returning false

ID: 31542 Updated by: vrana@php.net Reported By: jcmailtrap-php at yahoo dot ca -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: RHEL3 PHP Version: 5.0.3 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. Changed to: "In case of a parse error in the evaluated code, eval() returns FALSE." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-14 05:39:05] sniper@php.net So the one who wrote the manual page made a mistake since eval() isn't some magic thing that can override fatal errors.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-14 05:31:46] jcmailtrap-php at yahoo dot ca Well, in eval()'s manual page, it is stated: In case of a fatal error in the evaluated code, eval() returns FALSE. Obviously eval() did not return FALSE in this case because the script exited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-14 05:26:58] sniper@php.net Fatal errors are...tadaa..FATAL! As such -> exit. No bug here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-14 05:19:51] jed@php.net Don't all E_ERRORs do this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-13 18:14:34] jcmailtrap-php at yahoo dot ca Description: ------------ When a fatal error is caused by attempting to call a method on an non-object or non-existing variable, eval() throws a fatal error which terminates the script instead of returning false as stated in the doc. Reproduce code: --------------- $result = eval('$nosuchobject->method();'); echo "done eval\n"; if ($result===false) { echo "error correctly returned\n"; } Expected result: ---------------- Notice: Undefined variable: nosuchobject Fatal error: Call to a member function method() on a non-object done eval error correctly returned Actual result: -------------- Notice: Undefined variable: nosuchobject Fatal error: Call to a member function method() on a non-object ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31542&edit=1