Displaying exception error message in 404 pages

Question

I have a controller where i do something like this

return abort('401', 'User cannot be found');

How do i access the message in my view (errors/401.blade.php).

/************* 401.blade.php ***********/
{{ dd($exception) }}

If i die dump $exception in my view i get this

HttpException {#203 ▼
  -statusCode: "401"
  -headers: []
  #message: "User cannot be found"
  #code: 0
  #file: "C:\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Application.php"
  #line: 882
  -trace: array:54 [▶]
}

How to do i access the message variable?

Well the controller code doesn't matter, it simply checks for a user in the database and if its not found it aborts. The controller is redirecting to the 401 page correctly, i just need to show the error message that i passed through the abort function inside the 401.blade.php — Omer Farooq
– Omer Farooq, Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 13:48
well i cant try catch after the abort statement, i just need to know how to access the HttpException (Headers) in the view. It should have been something as simple as {{ $exception->message }} — Omer Farooq
– Omer Farooq, Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 13:57

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:32:10Z

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Well, in Laravel documentation said this:

Custom HTTP Error Pages

Laravel makes it easy to return custom error pages for various HTTP status codes. For example, if you wish to customize the error page for 404 HTTP status codes, create a resources/views/errors/404.blade.php. This file will be served on all 404 errors generated by your application.

The views within this directory should be named to match the HTTP status code they correspond to.

I think you have to create a 401.blade.php view and then your code will work.

As showed here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29633624/4425719

Extend Laravel's Exception Handler, Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler, and override renderHttpException(Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException $e) method with your own.

If you haven't run php artisan fresh, it will be easy for you. Just edit app/Exceptions/Handler.php, or create a new file.

Handler.php
<?php namespace App\Exceptions;

use Exception;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;

use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;

class Handler extends ExceptionHandler {

  // ...

  protected function renderHttpException(HttpException $e) {
    $status = $e->getStatusCode();

    if (view()->exists("errors.{$status}")) {
      return response()->view("errors.{$status}", compact('e'), $status);
    }
    else {
      return (new SymfonyDisplayer(config('app.debug')))->createResponse($e);
    }
  }

}
And then, use $e variable in your 404.blade.php.

i.e.
abort(404, 'Something not found');
and in your 404.blade.php
{{ $e->getMessage() }}
For other useful methods like getStatusCode(), refer Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:32

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answered Nov 5, 2015 at 13:03

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Omer Farooq Over a year ago

I already have a 401.blade.php file, (i have edited the answer) but it doesn't show the message passed through the abort function.

Santiago Mendoza Ramirez Over a year ago

@omerFarooq I updated de answer with a solution i found in another stackoverflow question. You have to adapt it to 401 error code, but i think is the same thing.

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