Exception suitable for "Read-Only"

[phant0m]

Hi

 

I am implementing a read-only access to some specific attributes of a class via the magic __get method. I intend to raise an exception when trying to write to it using __set, but I'm not sure which exception is suitable to use.

 

Is there any predefined exception to indicate such an error or should I just go ahead and define my own?

[salathe]

Which exception(s), if any, have you been considering? If you did make your own, what would it be?

[phant0m]

I have been thinking about using "LogicError", because in a way, it is I think, since you are not supposed to assign to it.

 

The other I was thinking about was something along the lines of Myframework_Types_Property_ReadOnlyException but I don't like that level of verbosity too much, to be honest

[salathe]

A LogicException would be fine, as it (trying to write to a read-only property) would be a logic error.

[phant0m]

Ah yes, LogicException it is, not Error

 

Any other thougts on this?

[salathe]

Any other thougts on this?

 

Not really besides, "don't think too much about it."   The LogicException is fine (and would be the one that I would choose), unless you have any particular need or convention to have one specific to your framework.

[phant0m]

Hehe, yeah that may be a problem of mine.. spending too much time thinking instead of just giving things a shot

 

Thanks of lot for the input.