Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Optional Catch Block Body

[Dmitry Derepko]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM Mihail Liahimov <91lia...@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?


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Best regards,
Dmitrii Derepko.
@xepozz