PHP CompileError

Introduction

In PHP 7.3 onwards, CompileError exception has been added. This class inherits Error class. Some error conditions that previously resulted in fatal error, now throw a CompileError. This affects compilation errors that are likely to be thrown by token_get_all() function.

The token_get_all() function uses Zend lexical scanner to parse a given string into PHP language tokens.

Syntax

token_get_all ( string $source [, int $flags = 0 ] ) : array

Parameters

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	source PHP source to parse
2	flag TOKEN_PARSE - Recognises the ability to use reserved words in specific contexts.

The function should be used in TOKEN_PARSE mode to be able to raise CompileError.