Re: Exception not being caught

There are many examples of error_handlers at http://ar.php.net/manual/es/function.set-error-handler.php The handler only have to cast the error to exception. YOu can write a simple handler or a fully featured one, but the essence is the same... function errorHandler(/*args*/) { $e = new Exception( $message, $code ); throw $e; } On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:42 AM, David Otton < phpmail@jawbone.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > 2009/7/15 Weston C <westonc@gmail.com>: > > > <?php > > > > class A { } > > > > $a = new A(); // Ayn would be proud, right? > > > > try { > > echo "a is ",$a,"\n"; > > } catch(Exception $e) { > > echo "\nException Caught: "; > > echo $e, $n; > > } > > > > ?> > > > > This does not run as expected. I'd think that when the implicit string > > conversion in the try block hits, the exception would be thrown, > > caught by the catch block, and relayed. > > > > Instead you don't ever see the words "exception caught" and you get > > "Catchable fatal error: Object of class A could not be converted to > > string." > > > > If it's catchable, why isn't it caught in my example? > > It's not an exception, it's a "fatal error". Fatal errors are caught > by error handling functions, not by catch blocks. > > Consequence of having (at least) two separate error handling > mechanisms in the same language. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Martin Scotta