The ReflectionException class

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    The ReflectionException class.

    Class synopsis

    class ReflectionException extends Exception {
    /* Inherited properties */
    protected string $message = "";
    private string $string = "";
    protected int $code;
    protected string $file = "";
    protected int $line;
    private array $trace = [];
    private ?Throwable $previous = null;
    /* Inherited methods */
    public function Exception::__construct(string $message = "", int $code = 0, ?Throwable $previous = null)
    final public function Exception::getMessage(): string
    final public function Exception::getPrevious(): ?Throwable
    final public function Exception::getCode(): int
    final public function Exception::getFile(): string
    final public function Exception::getLine(): int
    final public function Exception::getTrace(): array
    final public function Exception::getTraceAsString(): string
    public function Exception::__toString(): string
    private function Exception::__clone(): void
    }

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    temirkhan.nasukhov
    7 years ago
    Note that this exception is unchecked even if it is not based on RuntimeException.  Such error must lead to direct fixes in code and not in catch-handle of situation.

Also keep in mind that IDE (mine is Phpstorm 2018.3.4) inspections will highlight it for that reason so do not create phpdoc with throws for any Runtime exceptions.

<?php

/**
 * This way is wrong
 *
 * @throws \ReflectionException
 */
function createReflection()
{
    return new \ReflectionClass('invalid argument');
}

/**
 * This way is fine(I don't mean the code of course)
 */
function createReflection()
{
    return new \ReflectionClass('invalid argument');
}
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