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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

See Also

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/exception.getmessage.php