1.2.824. No Public Access

The properties below are declared with public access, but are never used publicly. They can be made protected or private.

<?php

class foo {
    public $bar = 1;            // Public, and used in public space
    public $neverInPublic = 3;  // Public, but never used in outside the class

    function bar() {
        $neverInPublic++;
    }
}

$x = new foo();
$x->bar = 3;
$x->bar();

?>

1.2.824.1. Specs

Short name	Classes/NoPublicAccess
Rulesets	All, Analyze
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	Very high
Features	visibility
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud