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Error Identifier: property.extraNativeType

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class Base
{
	public $name;
}

class Child extends Base
{
	public int $name;
}

Why is it reported? #

The child class declares a native type on a property that has no native type in the parent class. When a parent property is untyped, the child property must also remain untyped. Adding a native type in the child would change the property’s type contract, which PHP does not allow.

How to fix it #

Remove the native type from the child property to match the parent:

 class Child extends Base
 {
-	public int $name;
+	public $name;
 }

Alternatively, add the native type to the parent property first, then the child can match it:

 class Base
 {
-	public $name;
+	public int $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\OverridingPropertyRule [1]

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