--TEST-- Test 3: Exception Test --SKIPIF-- --FILE-- load(dirname(__FILE__)."/book.xml"); $rootNode = $dom->documentElement; print "--- Catch exception with try/catch\n"; try { $rootNode->appendChild($rootNode); } catch (domexception $e) { var_dump($e); } print "--- Don't catch exception with try/catch\n"; $rootNode->appendChild($rootNode); ?> --EXPECTF-- --- Catch exception with try/catch object(domexception)#3 (7) { ["code"]=> int(3) ["trace"]=> array(0) { } } --- Don't catch exception with try/catch Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'domexception' with message 'Hierarchy Request Error' in %s/dom003.php:%d Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in %s/dom003.php on line %d