PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP getMessage() method returns a description of the error or behavior that caused the exception to be thrown.

<?php
try {
    throw new Exception('An error occurred');
}
catch(Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
?>

Output

An error occurred

Syntax

$exception->getMessage()

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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