1.2.267. Could Be Readonly Property

This property could be made readonly. For that, the property is set in the constructor, and optionally in the __clone magic method, and never modified otherwise.

<?php

class x {
     private int $ok, $ok2;

     function __construct() {
             $this->ok = 1;
             $this->ok2 = 1;
     }

     function getOk2() {
             return $this->ko;
     }

     function __clone() {
             $this->ok2 = 1;
     }
}
?>

1.2.267.1. Suggestions

• Add the readonly option to the property definition

1.2.267.2. Specs

Short name	Classes/CouldBeReadonlyProperty
Rulesets	All, Changed Behavior, Class Review, Suggestions
Exakat since	2.6.4
PHP Version	With PHP 8.1 and more recent
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	High
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud