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michael lee
5,179 Pointswhat is the word throw mean?
I still don't understand what throw means, is it the same as return?
1 Answer
jamesjones21
9,260 PointsThrow is apart of the try and catch block, like for instance try database connection, if no connection throw an error. The error will then be caught in the catch block, where you will output a message of what the error is.
Hope this explanation helps? :)
cheers James
michael lee
5,179 Pointsmichael lee
5,179 Pointsthanks a lot, but what is the "new" mean in the "throw new"??
jamesjones21
9,260 Pointsjamesjones21
9,260 PointsIt means create a new instance of the object, which in PHP (a c language) it has its own predefined Exception class, so that will be passed into the function, so then it becomes an object, then we can call on the methods within that class.