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Error::getMessage

(PHP 7, PHP 8)

Error::getMessage — Gets the error message

Description

final public function Error::getMessage(): string

Returns the error message.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the error message as a string.

Examples

Example #1 Error::getMessage() example

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

The above example will output something similar to:

Some error message

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