1.2.1402. Useless Override Attribute

The override attribute is only useful on an extended class. It allows to mark a method that must be overriding a parent method. When the class is not extending another class, there is no point in using this attribute.

This is also valid with extended class : the top parent class has no use of the override.

There is a dedicated compile-time error.

<?php

class x {
     // override in that trait are useless
     use t;

     // This is useless
     #[Override]
     function foo() {}
}

trait t {
     // This is useless if loaded in a root class
     #[Override]
     function foo() {}
}

enum e {
     // This is useless in any case
     #[Override]
     function foo() {}
}


?>

1.2.1402.1. Connex PHP features

• override

1.2.1402.1.1. Specs

Short name	Attributes/UselessOverride
Rulesets	All, Analyze, Attributes
Exakat since	2.6.8
PHP Version	With PHP 8.0 and more recent
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	High
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud