get-error-handler.xml

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<refentry xml:id="function.get-error-handler" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>get_error_handler</refname>
  <refpurpose>Gets the user-defined error handler function</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>callable</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>get_error_handler</methodname>
   <void/>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <simpara>
   Returns the current error handler function, if any.
  </simpara>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  &no.function.parameters;
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <simpara>
   Returns the currently defined error handler (if any).
   If the built-in error handler is used &null; is returned.
  </simpara>
  <simpara>
   The returned handler is the exact callable value that was passed to
   <function>set_error_handler</function> to define it.
  </simpara>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>get_error_handler</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$handler = function (int $errno, string $errstr, ?string $errfile, ?int $errline) {
     echo "Error: " . $errstr . "\n";
};

var_dump(get_error_handler()); // NULL

set_error_handler($handler);

var_dump(get_error_handler() === $handler); // bool(true)

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <tip>
    <simpara>
     Prior to PHP 8.5.0, this functionality can be provided by the following
     polyfill:
    </simpara>
   <informalexample>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
if (!function_exists('get_error_handler')) {
    function noop_error_handler() {
    }
    function get_error_handler(): ?callable {
        $handler = set_error_handler('noop_error_handler');
        restore_error_handler();
        return $handler;
    }
}
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </informalexample>
  </tip>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>error_reporting</function></member>
    <member><function>set_error_handler</function></member>
    <member><function>restore_error_handler</function></member>
    <member><function>trigger_error</function></member>
    <member><link linkend="errorfunc.constants">error level constants</link></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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