Can't catch symfony FatalErrorException

Question

I have code like this:

try {
    $var = $object->getCollection()->first()->getItem()->getName();
} catch(\\Exception $e) {
    $var = null;
}
         


        

Answer 1

Use Throwable class instead Exception class:

try {
    $var = $object->getCollection()->first()->getItem()->getName();
} catch(\Throwable $e) {
    $var = null;
    $msg = $e->getMessage();
}

Since PHP 7.0 exceptions thrown from fatal and recoverable errors are instances of a new and separate exception class: Error. This new Error class implements Throwable interface, which specifies methods nearly identical to those of Exception. Because Throwable is higher in hierarchy you can catch with it both, \Error and \Exception.

interface Throwable
|- Exception implements Throwable
    |- ...
|- Error implements Throwable
    |- TypeError extends Error
    |- ParseError extends Error
    |- ArithmeticError extends Error
        |- DivisionByZeroError extends ArithmeticError
    |- AssertionError extends Error