On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Richard Quadling <rquadl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Given the relatively simple code below, why can't I throw an exception
> in __toString()?
>
> <?php
> class AlwaysFails {
> public function asString() {
> throw new Exception('Failed in asString()');
> }
>
> public function __toString() {
> throw new Exception('Failed in __toString()');
> }
> }
>
> $failure = new AlwaysFails;
> try {
> echo $failure->asString();
> }
> catch(Exception $ex) {
> echo $ex->getMessage();
> }
>
> try {
> echo $failure;
> }
> catch(Exception $ex) {
> echo $ex->getMessage();
> }
> ?>
>
> outputs ...
>
> Failed in asString()
> Fatal error: Method AlwaysFails::__toString() must not throw an
> exception in Z:\fa1.php on line 21
>
>
>
>
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> Richard Quadling
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2429642/why-its-impossible-to-throw-exception-from-tostring
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