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Error Identifier: traitUse.class

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class Helper
{
	public function help(): void
	{
	}
}

class MyClass
{
	use Helper;
}

Why is it reported? #

The use statement inside a class body is attempting to use a class as if it were a trait. The use keyword in a class body is reserved exclusively for traits. Classes cannot be used with the use statement. This code will result in a fatal error at runtime.

How to fix it #

If the intent is to reuse functionality from the class, extend it instead:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-class MyClass
+class MyClass extends Helper
 {
-	use Helper;
 }

If inheritance is not appropriate, use composition:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 class MyClass
 {
-	use Helper;
+	private Helper $helper;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->helper = new Helper();
+	}
 }

Or convert Helper into a trait if code reuse via traits is the intended approach:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-class Helper
+trait Helper
 {
 	public function help(): 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\ExistingClassInTraitUseRule [1]

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