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Error Identifier: property.abstractNonHooked

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

abstract class Person
{
	abstract public string $name;
}

Why is it reported? #

In PHP 8.4+, only hooked properties can be declared abstract. A property without hooks has no behaviour that subclasses need to implement, so making it abstract does not make sense. PHP rejects this at compile time.

How to fix it #

Add hooks to the property to make it abstract:

 abstract class Person
 {
-	abstract public string $name;
+	abstract public string $name { get; set; }
 }

Or remove the abstract modifier and use a regular property:

 abstract class Person
 {
-	abstract public string $name;
+	public string $name;
 }

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\Properties\PropertyInClassRule [1]

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