1.2.1298. Unused Public Methods

This rule lists unused public methods.

Unused public methods are declared as public in the class, but never called, including outside the class.

<?php

class x {
     public function usedMethod() {}

     // There is no call to this method
     public function unusedMethod() {}
}

$x = new x();
$x->usedMethod();


?>

1.2.1298.1. Specs

Short name	Classes/UnusedPublicMethod
Rulesets	All, Analyze, Changed Behavior
Exakat since	2.4.9
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Slow (1 hour)
Precision	Medium
Features	public, method
Related rule	Unused Private Methods, Unused Protected Methods, Unused Methods
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud