CodeIgniter – how to catch DB errors?-Collection of common programming errors

Is there a way to make CI throw an exception when it encounters a DB error instead of displaying a message like:

A Database Error Occurred
Error Number: 1054

Unknown column 'foo' in 'where clause'
SELECT * FROM (`FooBar`) WHERE `foo` = '1'

NOTE: I only want this to happen in one controller. In the other controllers, I’m happy for it to display the DB error messages.

Originally posted 2013-11-09 22:46:27.