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Error Identifier: enumImplements.trait

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

trait FooTrait
{
}

enum MyEnum implements FooTrait
{
	case A;
	case B;
}

Why is it reported? #

An enum’s implements clause must list interfaces, not traits. Traits are used with the use keyword inside the enum body, not in the implements clause. This is a PHP language-level error: the implements keyword is reserved for interfaces.

How to fix it #

If the intent is to use the trait in the enum, move it to a use statement inside the enum body:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 trait FooTrait
 {
 }

-enum MyEnum implements FooTrait
+enum MyEnum
 {
+	use FooTrait;
+
 	case A;
 	case B;
 }

If the intent is to implement an interface, replace the trait reference with the correct interface:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-trait FooTrait
+interface FooInterface
 {
 }

-enum MyEnum implements FooTrait
+enum MyEnum implements FooInterface
 {
 	case A;
 	case B;
 }

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\ExistingClassesInEnumImplementsRule [1]

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