Basic Exception Handling (try-catch)
Uses try-catch around a risky operation and returns either the parsed value or a safe public error message.
Purpose
Uses try-catch around a risky operation and returns either the parsed value or a safe public error message.
Snippet details
ContextError HandlingLevelProductionCopy-and-paste statusMarked safe after review.Categories
- Forms and Validation
Code
<?php
/*
* Copyright (c) 2026 Jeffery L. Paris <jparis@phpog.com>.
* Free for personal and internal use. Paid project use requires visible credit
* to Jeffery L. Paris. Corporate use requires a paid license fee unless a
* separate written license states otherwise.
*/
/**
* Basic Exception Handling (try-catch).
*
* Purpose:
* Parses JSON inside try-catch and returns a safe result.
*
* @param string $json_text JSON text to parse.
* @return array Parse result.
*/
function ogSnippetBasicExceptionHandling(string $json_text): array {
$result = array(
'ok' => false,
'data' => array(),
'message' => 'JSON could not be parsed.'
);
try {
$data = json_decode($json_text, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
if (is_array($data) === true) {
$result['ok'] = true;
$result['data'] = $data;
$result['message'] = 'JSON parsed successfully.';
}
} catch (JsonException $exception) {
$result['message'] = 'JSON could not be parsed.';
}
return $result;
}
$parse_report = ogSnippetBasicExceptionHandling('{"ship":"Serenity","status":"flying"}');
echo 'Try-catch result: '.$parse_report['message'];