Re: set_exception_handler catches all Throwables

On Mon, 17 Aug 2015, Christian Weiske wrote: > >This is intended and documented here: > >http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-exception-handler.php > > If "Documented" means the note > > > Note that providing an explicit Exception type hint for the ex > > parameter in your callback will cause issues with the changed > > exception hierarchy in PHP 7. > > then yes, it's documented. > > But I'd not see this as documented or rather liked a more explicit > mention of Throwables there. Actually, I don't call this intended. This is just as much as a BC break as the original implementation where Errors where also Exceptions. IMO, set_exception_handler() should be changed - with my preference it not capturing Error, and instead have an additional set_throwable_handler(). cheers, Derick