Are exceptions in php really that useful?

Question

3 days ago I started rewriting one of my scripts in OOP using classes as a practice after reading a lot about the advantages of using OOP.

Now I\'m confused weather I sh

Answer 1

You shouldn't use exceptions when your code can handle the error gracefully using an if statement (like you did there on your example).

Exceptions are for situation that are well, exceptional. Unfortunately this is not very straightforward, so it's up to you, the programmer, to decide what is exceptional or not. I think a good rule of thumb is:

Avoid using exceptions to indicate conditions that can reasonably be expected as part of the typical functioning of the method.

From: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/When_to_use_exceptions.aspx