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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.sybase-set-message-handler">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>sybase_set_message_handler</refname>
  <refpurpose>Sets the handler called when a server message is raised</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>sybase_set_message_handler</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>callback</type><parameter>handler</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>sybase_set_message_handler</function> sets a user function to
   handle messages generated by the server. You may specify the name of a
   global function, or use an array to specify an object reference and a
   method name.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>handler</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The handler expects five arguments in the following order: message
       number, severity, state, line number and description.  The first four
       are integers. The last is a string. If the function returns &false;,
       PHP generates an ordinary error message.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If the link identifier isn't specified, the last opened link is assumed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>4.3.5</entry>
       <entry>
        The <parameter>link_identifier</parameter> parameter was added.
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>sybase_set_message_handler</function> callback function</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
    function msg_handler($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text)
    {
        var_dump($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text);
    }

    sybase_set_message_handler('msg_handler');
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
   <example>
    <title><function>sybase_set_message_handler</function> callback to a class</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
    class Sybase {
        function handler($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text)
        {
            var_dump($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text);
        }
    }

    $sybase= new Sybase();
    sybase_set_message_handler(array($sybase, 'handler'));
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
   <example>
    <title><function>sybase_set_message_handler</function> unhandled messages</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
    // Return FALSE from this function to indicate you can't handle
    // this. The error is printed out as a warning, the way you're used
    // to it if there is no handler installed.
    function msg_handler($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text)
    {
        if (257 == $msgnumber) {
            return false;
        }
        var_dump($msgnumber, $severity, $state, $line, $text);
    }

    sybase_set_message_handler('msg_handler');
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  &sybase.ct.only;
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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