1.2.265. 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;

?>

1.2.265.1. Suggestions

• Use protected visibility with these properties.

1.2.265.2. 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
Features	visibility
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud