php 5.3.2 not throwing exceptions

Question

I'm attempting to throw an exception using php 5.3.2 and it is giving me the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_THROW

I am attempting to throw an exception the following way:

throw new Exception('Property ' . $name . ' doesn\'t exist in class Index', '');

Edit: I also tried

throw new Exception('Property ' . $name . ' doesn\'t exist in class Index');

it didn't change the error I was getting.

The complete method:

public function __get($name) 
    {
        if(property_exists($this, $name)
            throw new Exception('Property ' . $name . ' doesn\'t exist in class Index');
        return $this->$name;
    }

Answer 1

check your php code for bloopers, sometimes i miss off a ';' which can cause errors.

also try writing the if statement formally, adding in brackets. i know it shouldn't make any odds but who knows with programming!

Answer 2

You are missing the closing parenthesis of your if() line and so PHP sees this

if(property_exists($this, $name) throw new Exception(...);

which is not valid syntax. Place a ) at the end of your if() line:

if(property_exists($this, $name))

Edit: I hate when I miss the replies below an answer. :(