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<?php class TestParent { public function __call($method, $args) { // If method call ends with 'Safe' $isSafeMethod = substr($method, -strlen('Safe')) === 'Safe'; if (!$isSafeMethod) { trigger_error('Call to undefined method '.__CLASS__.'::'.$method.'()', E_USER_ERROR); return null; } // Strip 'Safe' suffix from method name $wrappedMethodName = substr($method, 0, strpos($method, 'Safe')); try { return $this->$wrappedMethodName($args); } catch (Exception $e) { return []; } } } class TestChild extends TestParent { public function throwingMethod() { throw new RuntimeException(); } public function succeedingMethod() { return 'Success'; } } $child = new TestChild(); // With 'Safe' try-catch invoked in parent var_dump($child->throwingMethodSafe()); var_dump($child->succeedingMethodSafe()); // Without 'Safe' try-catch var_dump($child->throwingMethod());