.. _dump-collectclasschanges:

.. _collect-static-class-changes:

Collect Static Class Changes
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  Collects changes to constants, methods and properties, within a class hierarchy. It reports changes in visibility, type and values for constants; visibility, type and values for properties.

.. code-block:: php
   
   <?php
   
   class x {
       protected $property = 1;
       
       protected function method() {}
   }
   
   class y extends x {
       // $property is changed
       protected $property = 2;
       
       // method is not changed
       protected function method() {}
   }
   
   ?>

Specs
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| Short name   | Dump/CollectClassChanges                                                                                                                                                                |
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| Rulesets     | :ref:`All <ruleset-All>`, :ref:`CE <ruleset-CE>`, :ref:`Changed Behavior <ruleset-Changed-Behavior>`, :ref:`Dump <ruleset-Dump>`                                                        |
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| Exakat since | 2.1.5                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| PHP Version  | All                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| Severity     | Minor                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Time To Fix  | Quick (30 mins)                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Precision    | Very high                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| Available in | `Entreprise Edition <https://www.exakat.io/entreprise-edition>`_, `Community Edition <https://www.exakat.io/community-edition>`_, `Exakat Cloud <https://www.exakat.io/exakat-cloud/>`_ |
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