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rfc:tostring_exceptions [2019/04/30 15:01] – Add symfony workaround nikicrfc:tostring_exceptions [2019/06/14 12:12] (current) – Change status to implemented theodorejb
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   * Date: 2019-04-30   * Date: 2019-04-30
   * Author: Nikita Popov <nikic@php.net>   * Author: Nikita Popov <nikic@php.net>
-  * Status: Under Discussion+  * Status: Implemented (in PHP 7.4)
   * Target Version: PHP 7.4   * Target Version: PHP 7.4
   * Implementation: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/3887   * Implementation: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/3887
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 Throwing exceptions from ''%%__toString()%%'' is currently forbidden and will result in a fatal error. Throwing exceptions from ''%%__toString()%%'' is currently forbidden and will result in a fatal error.
-This makes it dangerous to call arbirary code inside ''%%__toString()%%'' and makes its use as a+This makes it dangerous to call arbitrary code inside ''%%__toString()%%'' and makes its use as a
 general API problematic. This RFC aims to remove this restriction. general API problematic. This RFC aims to remove this restriction.
  
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 </PHP> </PHP>
  
-In fact, Symfony [[https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/master/src/Symfony/Component/Debug/ErrorHandler.php#L457-L489|uses this loophole]] to work around the current limitation. Unfortunately this relies on the ''$errcontext'' parameter, which is going away in PHP 8.+In fact, Symfony [[https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/1c110fa1f7e3e9f5daba73ad52d9f7e843a7b3ff/src/Symfony/Component/Debug/ErrorHandler.php#L457-L489|uses this loophole]] to work around the current limitation. Unfortunately this relies on the ''$errcontext'' parameter, which is going away in PHP 8.
  
 Despite this, the sentiment in past discussions on this topic has been to not relax this restriction Despite this, the sentiment in past discussions on this topic has been to not relax this restriction
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 ===== Vote ===== ===== Vote =====
  
-Allow exceptions from ''%%__toString()%%'' in PHP 7.4? Yes/No.+Voting started 2019-05-22 and ends 2019-06-05. 
 + 
 +<doodle title="Allow exceptions from __toString() in PHP 7.4?" auth="nikic" voteType="single" closed="true"> 
 +   * Yes 
 +   * No 
 +</doodle>
  
rfc/tostring_exceptions.txt · Last modified: 2019/06/14 12:12 by theodorejb

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