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    The InvalidArgumentException class

    (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    Exception thrown if an argument is not of the expected type.

    Class synopsis

    class InvalidArgumentException extends LogicException {
    /* Inherited properties */
    protected string $message = "";
    private string $string = "";
    protected int $code;
    protected string $file = "";
    protected int $line;
    private array $trace = [];
    private ?Throwable $previous = null;
    /* Inherited methods */
    public Exception::__construct(string $message = "", int $code = 0, ?Throwable $previous = null)
    final public Exception::getMessage(): string
    final public Exception::getPrevious(): ?Throwable
    final public Exception::getCode(): int
    final public Exception::getFile(): string
    final public Exception::getLine(): int
    final public Exception::getTrace(): array
    final public Exception::getTraceAsString(): string
    public Exception::__toString(): string
    private Exception::__clone(): void
    }

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    Joey at anti-culture dot net
    13 years ago
    In my opinion this exception is invaluable for validating arguments- for example providing strict typing a la C:

    <?php
    function tripleInteger($int)
    {
    if(!    is_int($int))
    throw new     InvalidArgumentException('tripleInteger function only accepts integers. Input was: '.$int);
    return     $int * 3;
    }

    $x = tripleInteger(4); //$x == 12
    $x = tripleInteger(2.5); //exception will be thrown as 2.5 is a float
    $x = tripleInteger('foo'); //exception will be thrown as 'foo' is a string
    $x = tripleInteger('4'); //exception will throw as '4' is also a string

    ?>
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