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Exception::getMessage

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Exception::getMessageGets the Exception message

Description

final public Exception::getMessage(): string

Returns the Exception message.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the Exception message as a string.

Examples

Example #1 Exception::getMessage() example

<?php
try {
throw new
Exception("Some error message");
} catch(
Exception $e) {
echo
$e->getMessage();
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Some error message

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