Jay Moore schreef: > Good ideas guys. The input is much appreciated. > > Jochem (and anyone else, I guess), as I am not 100% versed with > Exceptions, the php5 version you suggested, are those Exceptions able to > be handled outside the class? > > Do I need my try block to be within the class block, or can I have the > try block be in my normal code where I actually instantiate the class? > > This: > > class blah > { > try { stuff } catch (exception) { more stuff } > } > > $i = new blah() no, this does not work, 'snot even valid syntax. > > or can I do this: > > class blah > { > do some stuff (no try/catch blocks here) > throw an exception > } > > try > { > > $i = new blah(); > more stuff > } > catch (exception) { even more stuff } yes. try { $db = new do_mysql('root', 'pass', 'mydb'); } catch (Exception $e) { // var_dump($e); // debug // could not connect, deal with it. } // do some stuff try { $db->query($myQry); } catch (Exception $e) { // bad query, deal with } ... etc, etc > Thanks, > Jay > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php