Re: [RFC] Optional Catch Block Body

On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM Mihail Liahimov <91liahim@gmail.com> wrote: > Introduction > > Currently, PHP requires a block body for catch clauses even when the > caught exception is not used. This results in unnecessary boilerplate code. > This RFC proposes allowing catch clauses without a body when the exception > variable is omitted. > > Proposal > > Allow the following syntax where the curly braces can be omitted when no > exception variable is specified and no handling is needed: > Hey! I even tried recently to code it. Looked really good and I thought about publishing it and creating the RFC. I have use-cases where I need to try to send a request to a server and forget about an exception if so: try { $client->post(...); } If it fails I'm ok with it. For sure, there are many pitfalls when you allow users to ignore any exceptions and errors, but it's up to users, right? About the proposal: try { // code that may throw } catch (SomeError); How can I catch AnotherError? try { // code that may throw } catch (SomeError) catch (AnotherError) { ... } OR try { // code that may throw } catch (AnotherError) { ... } catch (SomeError); What about "finally" construction? try { // code that may throw } catch (SomeError) finally {} Should the error flow into the "finally" construction? -- Best regards, Dmitrii Derepko. @xepozz