# Throwable

(PHP 7)

## Introduction

Throwable is the base interface for any object that can be thrown via a `throw` statement, including Error and Exception.

> Note:

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

## Interface synopsis

Throwable {
/* Methods */
abstract public getMessage ( ) : string
abstract public getCode ( ) : int
abstract public getFile ( ) : string
abstract public getLine ( ) : int
abstract public getTrace ( ) : array
abstract public getTraceAsString ( ) : string
abstract public getPrevious ( ) : Throwable
abstract public __toString ( ) : string
}

## Table of Contents

- Throwable::getMessage — Gets the message
- Throwable::getCode — Gets the exception code
- Throwable::getFile — Gets the file in which the object was created
- Throwable::getLine — Gets the line on which the object was instantiated
- Throwable::getTrace — Gets the stack trace
- Throwable::getTraceAsString — Gets the stack trace as a string
- Throwable::getPrevious — Returns the previous Throwable
- Throwable::__toString — Gets a string representation of the thrown object