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Error Identifier: interfaceExtends.class

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class SomeClass
{
}

interface MyInterface extends SomeClass // ERROR: Interface MyInterface extends class SomeClass.
{
}

Why is it reported? #

An interface is attempting to extend a class using the extends keyword. In PHP, interfaces can only extend other interfaces. Classes cannot be used in an interface’s extends clause. This is a language-level constraint that will cause a fatal error at runtime.

How to fix it #

If the class implements an interface, extend that interface instead:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
+interface SomeInterface
+{
+	public function doSomething(): void;
+}
+
-class SomeClass
+class SomeClass implements SomeInterface
 {
+	public function doSomething(): void
+	{
+	}
 }

-interface MyInterface extends SomeClass
+interface MyInterface extends SomeInterface
 {
 }

If the intent is to define a contract, declare the required methods directly on the interface:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-interface MyInterface extends SomeClass
+interface MyInterface
 {
+	public function doSomething(): void;
 }

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\ExistingClassesInInterfaceExtendsRule [1]

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