What Exception class to use for this?

[lampcms.com]

Hello!
I am rewrite a class I wrote a while ago to handle bounced emails.
The bounce extractor is a 2 part process, first is to setup email server to forward bounce emails to a php script. I've done that already and it extracts
bounced email data and records into xml file.

The second part is from any php script you can access that xml file and check if node with email address exists in it.

I am validating the 'email' param, and it must be a valid email address, so I'm using this:

public function getBounceData($email){
if(false === filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)){
throw new Exception($email. ' is not a valid email address');
}

}

// rest of the method

}

I want the exception to be of a more specific SPL Exception class. I don't want to define any extra exception class, so I want to use some SPL Exception

I am wondering which one is more appropriate:
InvalidArgumentException OR UnexpectedValueException
or maybe some other one from this list:
http://www.php.net/~helly/php/ext/sp...Exception.html

[AnthonySterling]

As the UnexpectedValueException is a RuntimeException, I'd go for the InvalidArgumentException.

[lampcms.com]

Thank you.

[imaginethis]

You aren't limited to the to using the predefined exception classes. If you want, you can create your own

[lampcms.com]

You aren't limited to the to using the predefined exception classes. If you want, you can create your own

No kidding!