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Error Identifier: staticMethod.deprecatedClass

Every error reported by PHPStan has an error identifier. Here’s a list of all error identifiers. In PHPStan Pro you can see the error identifier next to each error and filter errors by their identifiers.

Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

/** @deprecated Use NewFactory instead */
class OldFactory
{
	public static function create(): object
	{
		return new \stdClass();
	}
}

OldFactory::create();

Why is it reported? #

This error is reported by the phpstan-deprecation-rules extension.

A static method is being called on a class that is marked as @deprecated. Deprecated classes are scheduled for removal or replacement. Calling static methods on them ties the code to an API that will eventually be removed.

How to fix it #

Use the recommended replacement class instead:

-OldFactory::create();
+NewFactory::create();

If the calling code is itself deprecated, the error will not be reported. Mark the function or class as deprecated if it is part of a deprecation migration:

+/** @deprecated */
 function doFoo(): void
 {
 	OldFactory::create();
 }

How to ignore this error #

You can use the identifier staticMethod.deprecatedClass to ignore this error using a comment:

// @phpstan-ignore staticMethod.deprecatedClass
codeThatProducesTheError();

You can also use only the identifier key to ignore all errors of the same type in your configuration file in the ignoreErrors parameter:

parameters:
	ignoreErrors:
		-
			identifier: staticMethod.deprecatedClass

Rules that report this error #

  • PHPStan\Rules\Deprecations\RestrictedDeprecatedClassNameUsageExtension [1] phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules
  • PHPStan\Rules\Deprecations\RestrictedDeprecatedMethodUsageExtension [1] [2] phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules

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