1.2.266. Could Be Protected Property

Those properties are declared public, but are never used publicly. They may be made protected.

This property may even be made private.

<?php

class foo {
    // Public, and used publicly
    public $publicProperty;
    // Public, but never used outside the class or its children
    public $protectedProperty;

    function bar() {
        $this->protectedProperty = 1;
    }
}

$foo = new Foo();
$foo->publicProperty = 3;

?>

1.2.266.1. Connex PHP features

• visibility

1.2.266.1.1. Suggestions

• Use protected visibility with these properties.

1.2.266.1.2. Specs

Short name	Classes/CouldBeProtectedProperty
Rulesets	All, Changed Behavior, Class Review
Exakat since	0.9.7
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Slow (1 hour)
Precision	High
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud