__toString() must not throw an exception error when using string
laravel, php
Solution
Based off the information you've given and my experience with Laravel I'd bet that the line of code causing the exception is not the line you've put in your question.
<td>{{$comments->content}}</td>
This exception is complaining about the view throwing an exception. If this particular line was the issue you'd get a more descriptive exception about how $comments->content can't be converted into a string. You've also already tested that it is indeed a string.
I'd recommend finding where your "View" object is being echoed to the view and change it like so.
{{ View::make('yourbladefile')->__tostring() }}
This worked for me by providing a more accurate and informative exception. For more info on your exception you should check out Why it's impossible to throw exception from __toString()?
It's what gave me the idea in the first place. I know it's not a perfect answer so please let me know if this works and I'll update my answer if this turns out not be the case. Good luck.
Problem
I am using Laravel 4 for a project I am working on. I need to retrieve the first comment from the post. I use the following code to do so. ``` $comments = Comment::where('post_id', $post->id)->first(); ``` This successfully retrieves the first comment (I know that because I `print_r`-ed `$comments` and it returned all the right information). However, the following line of code triggers the error `__toString() must not throw an exception` ``` <td>{{$comments->content}}</td> ``` When I `print_r`-ed that it returned type string, and returned the correct string as well. Why then would it even try to convert `$comments->content` to type string when it is already a string?