ID: 28464
Comment by: php at koteroff dot ru
Reported By: d at koteroff dot ru
Status: Open
Bug Type: Zend Engine 2 problem
Operating System: *
PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-05-21 (dev)
New Comment:
Still waiting. :-)
Thanks for RC3.
Previous Comments:
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[2004-05-21 02:03:15] d at koteroff dot ru
Description:
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Seems PHP does not support exception catching by parent interface (not
by parent classes). Why? This is a very powerful method to classify
exceptions in programs.
Documentation says that while comparing type in catch block
'instanceof' operator is used, but following test shows that it is
wrong.
I found corresponding code in the source, zend_execute.c:2866, and it
searches for parent classes only. Why not use instanceof_function?
Do you have any perspectives about this problem? Can I wrote in my book
that PHP will support "interface catching" in the future?
Reproduce code:
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<?
interface E {}
class A extends Exception implements E {}
try {
throw new A();
} catch (E $e) {
echo $e;
}
?>
Expected result:
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prints exception data
Actual result:
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Fatal error: Uncaught exception
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