Generates a user-level error/warning/notice message
Syntax
trigger_error ( string $error_msg [, int $error_type = E_USER_NOTICE ] ) : bool
Parameters
error_msg
The designated error message for this error. It's limited to 1024 bytes in length. Any additional characters beyond 1024 bytes will be truncated.
error_type
The designated error type for this error. It only works with the E_USER family of constants, and will default to E_USER_NOTICE.
Return
This function returns FALSE if wrong error_type is specified, TRUE otherwise.
Examples
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<? function myErrorHandler($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) { switch ($errno) { case E_USER_ERROR: echo "ERROR [$errno] $errstr<br>\n"; exit(1); break; } return true; } function divide($numerator, $denominator) { if ($denominator == 0) { trigger_error("Cannot divide by zero", E_USER_ERROR); } return $numerator / $denominator; } set_error_handler("myErrorHandler"); echo divide(10, 0); ?>
ERROR [256] Cannot divide by zero<br>