php-doc-en/reference/errorfunc/functions/set-exception-handler.xml
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<refentry id="function.set-exception-handler">
<refnamediv>
<refname>set_exception_handler</refname>
<refpurpose>
Sets a user-defined exception handler function
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>set_exception_handler</methodname>
<methodparam><type>callback</type><parameter>exception_handler</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Sets the default exception handler if an exception is not caught within a
try/catch block. Execution will stop after the
<parameter>exception_handler</parameter> is called.
</para>
<para>
The <parameter>exception_handler</parameter> must be defined before calling
<function>set_exception_handler</function>. This function needs to accept
one parameter, which will be the exception object that was thrown.
<methodsynopsis>
<methodname><replaceable>exception_handler</replaceable></methodname>
<methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>exception</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>exception</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Name of function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>exception_handler</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Name of function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the previously defined exception handler, or &false; on error. If
no previous handler was defined, an empty string is returned.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>set_exception_handler</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function exception_handler($exception) {
echo "Uncaught exception: " , $exception->getMessage(), "\n";
}
set_exception_handler('exception_handler');
throw new Exception('Uncaught Exception');
echo "Not Executed\n";
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<function>restore_exception_handler</function>
<function>restore_error_handler</function>
<function>error_reporting</function>&listendand;
<link linkend="language.oop5.exceptions">PHP 5 Exceptions</link>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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