#31102 [Opn->Csd]: Exception not handled when thrown inside __autoload()

ID:               31102
Updated by:       vrana@php.net
Reported By:      php_nospam at ramihyn dot sytes dot net
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Closed
Bug Type:         Documentation problem
Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4
PHP Version:      5.0.2
New Comment:

This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation
better.

"Exceptions thrown in __autoload function cannot be catched in the
'catch' block and result in fatal error."


Previous Comments:
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[2004-12-16 13:04:08] derick@php.net

hehe, perhaps. But we should mention this in the __autoload
documentation though.

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[2004-12-16 12:57:48] php_nospam at ramihyn dot sytes dot net

Your statement about that "last resort" is *not* documented.
The Zend Engine 2 changes list says:

The __autoload() interceptor function will be automatically called when
an undeclared class is to be instantiated. The name of that class will
be passed to the __autoload() interceptor function as its only
argument.

What __autoload() does is breaking the Exception handling, so I
consider this as a bug.

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[2004-12-16 12:28:12] php_nospam at ramihyn dot sytes dot net

Maybe you should rename the function to __lastresort() ;-)
__autoload() sounds like autorun to me.

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[2004-12-15 23:59:35] php_nospam at ramihyn dot sytes dot net

Also notice: the message isn't "Class 'Bug' not found" but an unhandled
exception.

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[2004-12-15 23:38:04] php_nospam at ramihyn dot sytes dot net

Correction: this does *not* happen when i throw an exception inside
__construct(), in this case its also handled correctly.

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