Can I instantiate an exception without throwing it?

Question

I am using a SaaS error and exception logging service called Rollbar. In my code, I have a Rollbar static object that I can use to report exceptions to the service.

For example:

try {
    ...
    throw new SomeException();
    ...
} catch (SomeException $e) {
    Rollbar::report_exception($e);
}

My question is: Can I instantiate an exception without throwing it, as if it were any other normal object, and are there any caveats?

I would like to do things like this:

if($api_response_ok) {
    // Do some stuff
    ...
} else {
    Rollbar::report_exception(new ApiException($api_error_msg));
}

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Answer 1

Yes, an exception is just like any other object.