#33612 [Bgs]: Uncaught exceptions do not always give an error

ID: 33612 User updated by: james at academicsuperstore dot com Reported By: james at academicsuperstore dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Debian -stable PHP Version: 5.0.4 New Comment: That's the point though. I want a "compile" time error so to speak. Any uncaught throws even if not hit at run time should error out. In java/c++ it is not valid to have code which throws an exception without a matching catch. Or for that matter can the ZendCodeAnalyzer be updated with this behavior? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-08 09:05:10] derick@php.net Erm, you have an if(0) before your throw... of course the throw will not even be done now... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-08 00:30:16] james at academicsuperstore dot com I re-read the documentation. This is non-obvious based on the docs. In fact it is exactly the opposite behavior from java and c++ which is why I assume it is a bug. If the programmer fails to catch exceptions and a corner case doesn't come up until a site is deployed there is nothing the programmer can do. In the event that php always informed you via a notice or some other method that you forgot to catch an exception then this issue would not come up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-08 00:16:30] tony2001@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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-08 00:01:04] james at academicsuperstore dot com Description: ------------ In the event at run time an uncaught exception is found then there is a fatal error. However, in the event that there are uncaught exceptions that are not executed such as in the reproduce code there is not even a notice. Reproduce code: --------------- <? error_reporting(2047 | E_STRICT); if (0) throw new Exception("foo"); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'foo' in /home/james/html/live_web/test.php:5 Stack trace: #0 Actual result: -------------- No messages at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33612&edit=1