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Error Identifier: classImplements.enum

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

enum Suit
{
	case Hearts;
	case Diamonds;
}

class Card implements Suit // error
{
}

Why is it reported? #

In PHP, a class can only implement interfaces. Enums are not interfaces and cannot be used in an implements clause. This is a fundamental language constraint – the implements keyword is reserved exclusively for interface types.

How to fix it #

Extract an interface that the enum implements, then have your class implement that interface instead:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
+interface HasLabel
+{
+	public function label(): string;
+}
+
-enum Suit
+enum Suit implements HasLabel
 {
 	case Hearts;
 	case Diamonds;
+
+	public function label(): string
+	{
+		return $this->name;
+	}
 }

-class Card implements Suit
+class Card implements HasLabel
 {
+	public function label(): string
+	{
+		return 'Joker';
+	}
 }

Non-ignorable error #

This error cannot be ignored using @phpstan-ignore or the ignoreErrors configuration. Non-ignorable errors indicate code that would cause a crash or a fatal error at runtime, or a fundamental problem in the analysed code that must be addressed.

Rules that report this error #

  • PHPStan\Rules\Classes\ExistingClassesInClassImplementsRule [1]

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