PHP Exception getTrace() Method

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Example

Output the stack trace:

<?php
function myFunction($num) {
  throw new Exception("An error occurred");
}

try {
  myFunction(5);
} catch (Exception $e) {
  print_r($e->getTrace());
}
?>
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Definition and Usage

The getTrace() method returns a stack trace in the form of an array.

Stack traces contain information about all of the functions that are running at a given moment. The stack trace provided by this method has information about the stack at the time that the exception was thrown.


Syntax

$exception->getTrace()

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns a stack trace in the form of an array

Related Pages

Read more about Exceptions in our PHP Exceptions Chapter.

PHP Reference: The getTraceAsString() Method.


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