# Exception::getCode

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

Exception::getCode — Gets the Exception code

### Description

final public Exception::getCode ( ) : mixed

Returns the Exception code.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the exception code as int in Exception but possibly as other type in Exception descendants (for example as string in PDOException).

### Examples

Example #1 Exception::getCode() example

`<?php
try {
throw new Exception("Some error message", 30);
} catch(Exception $e) {
echo "The exception code is: " . $e->getCode();
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    The exception code is: 30

### See Also

- Throwable::getCode() - Gets the exception code