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<h1 class="refname">Exception::__construct</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5, PHP 7)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">Exception::__construct</span> — <span class="dc-title">Construct the exception</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>Exception::__construct</strong></span>
([ <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$message</code><span class="initializer"> = ""</span></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$code</code><span class="initializer"> = 0</span></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="class.throwable.html" class="type Throwable">Throwable</a></span> <code class="parameter">$previous</code><span class="initializer"> = <strong><code>NULL</code></strong></span></span>
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<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Constructs the Exception.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<code class="parameter">message</code></dt>
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The Exception message to throw.
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<code class="parameter">code</code></dt>
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The Exception code.
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<code class="parameter">previous</code></dt>
<dd>
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The previous exception used for the exception chaining.
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</dd>
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
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Calling the constructor of class Exception from a subclass ignores the
default arguments, if the properties $code and $message are already set.
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<h3 class="title">Changelog</h3>
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<td>7.0.0</td>
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The <code class="parameter">previous</code> parameter is now of type <span class="type"><a href="class.throwable.html" class="type Throwable">Throwable</a></span>.
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<td>5.3.0</td>
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The <code class="parameter">previous</code> parameter was added.
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<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
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The <code class="parameter">message</code> is <em class="emphasis">NOT</em>
binary safe.
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