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Class can be throwable by extending Error

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  • #1648 by @AndrolGenhald — closed without merging
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Description

https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.throwable.php

PHP classes cannot implement the Throwable interface directly, and must instead extend Exception.

Error can be extended now to create a throwable class as well.

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Research direction

Start at the PHP manual Throwable page linked in the issue and review the quoted statement and its Exception reference. Update the documentation so it reflects the stated Error extension behavior, then verify the surrounding wording and linked example; done means the page no longer incorrectly limits throwable classes to Exception.

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Tech stack
php
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
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Under an hour
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Stale
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