From my viewpoint:
exceptions are the way to go.
Why? Because it's the right way to debug your application if something goes wrong.
Let's use die() for example - it just stops your script. You have to put some code which you want to print out as your debug info.
Exceptions - insystem function that prints the error if any occured on specific part of your code.
Example:
PHP Code:
<?php
function test( $t ) {
if ( !is_numeric( $t) ) {
throw new Exception ("You must use only numeric values");
} else {
echo $t;
}
}
test( '1');
test( '2');
test( 'aa' );
?>
Output:
Code:
12
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'You must use only numeric values' in E:\xampplite\htdocs\test\ex.php:6 Stack trace: #0 E:\xampplite\htdocs\test\ex.php(14): test('aa') #1 {main} thrown in E:\xampplite\htdocs\test\ex.php on line 6
The second example:
PHP Code:
<?php
function test( $t ) {
if ( !is_numeric( $t) ) {
throw new Exception ("You must use only numeric values");
} else {
echo $t;
}
}
try {
test( 'a');
}
catch( Exception $e ) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
?>
outputs:
You must use ony numerical values.
So the bottom line:
Error handling is improved.
You can assign your custom error message if there is an error, and you user try{} catch{}.
For me it's the way to go.
Can't wait what the others have to say
Please correct me if I was wrong about something.