Intervention/image · error · Intervention\Image\Exceptions\InvalidArgumentException

Width of {$this::class} must be greater than or equal to 0

Error message

Width of {$this::class} must be greater than or equal to 0

What it means

Error "Width of {$this::class} must be greater than or equal to 0" thrown in Intervention/image.

Source

Thrown at src/Geometry/Rectangle.php:34

use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\DrawableInterface;
use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\PointInterface;
use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\SizeInterface;
use Traversable;

class Rectangle extends Polygon implements DrawableInterface, SizeInterface
{
    /**
     * Create new rectangle.
     *
     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
     */
    public function __construct(
        int $width,
        int $height,
        protected PointInterface $pivot = new Point(),
    ) {
        if ($width < 0) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
                'Width of ' . $this::class . ' must be greater than or equal to 0',
            );
        }

        if ($height < 0) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
                'Height of ' . $this::class . ' must be greater than or equal to 0',
            );
        }

        parent::__construct([
            new Point(0, 0),
            new Point($width, 0),
            new Point($width, $height * -1),
            new Point(0, $height * -1),
        ], $pivot);
    }

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Solutions

1. Pass a width of 0 or more when constructing the Rectangle
2. Clamp negative computed widths with max(0, $width) before constructing the object
3. Validate user input that feeds the width so negative values are rejected early

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Geometry/Rectangle.php:34 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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