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Error Identifier: enum.duplicateMethod

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

enum Suit: string
{
	case Hearts = 'hearts';

	public function label(): string
	{
		return $this->value;
	}

	public function label(): string
	{
		return strtoupper($this->value);
	}
}

Why is it reported? #

An enum declares the same method more than once. PHP does not allow two methods with the same name in a single enum. This is a fatal error.

In the example above, the method label() is declared twice in the enum Suit.

How to fix it #

Remove the duplicate method declaration, keeping only one:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 enum Suit: string
 {
 	case Hearts = 'hearts';

 	public function label(): string
 	{
-		return $this->value;
-	}
-
-	public function label(): string
-	{
 		return strtoupper($this->value);
 	}
 }

If the duplicate methods were intended to have different behaviour, rename one of them:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 enum Suit: string
 {
 	case Hearts = 'hearts';

 	public function label(): string
 	{
 		return $this->value;
 	}

-	public function label(): string
+	public function upperLabel(): string
 	{
 		return strtoupper($this->value);
 	}
 }

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\DuplicateDeclarationRule [1]

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