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PHP

PHP static code analysis

Unique rules to find Bugs, Vulnerabilities, Security Hotspots, and Code Smells in your PHP code

  • All rules 273
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  • Code Smell146
Filtered: 10 rules found
clumsy
    Impact
      Clean code attribute
        1. Jump statements should not be redundant

           Code Smell
        2. "catch" clauses should do more than rethrow

           Code Smell
        3. String literals should not be concatenated

           Code Smell
        4. Local variables should not be declared and then immediately returned or thrown

           Code Smell
        5. A "while" loop should be used instead of a "for" loop

           Code Smell
        6. Overriding methods should do more than simply call the same method in the super class

           Code Smell
        7. "empty()" should be used to test for emptiness

           Code Smell
        8. Return of boolean expressions should not be wrapped into an "if-then-else" statement

           Code Smell
        9. Boolean literals should not be redundant

           Code Smell
        10. Mergeable "if" statements should be combined

           Code Smell

        Jump statements should not be redundant

        intentionality - clear
        maintainability
        Code Smell
        • redundant
        • clumsy

        Why is this an issue?

        Jump statements, such as return, goto, and continue let you change the default flow of program execution, but jump statements that direct the control flow to the original direction are just a waste of keystrokes.

        Noncompliant code example

        function foo($p) {
          $i = $p;
          while ($i > 0) {
            $i--;
            continue; // Noncompliant
          }
        }
        

        Compliant solution

        function foo($p) {
          $i = $p;
          while ($i > 0) {
            $i--;
          }
        }
        
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