.. _structures-noneedfortriple:

.. _no-need-for-triple-equal:

No Need For Triple Equal
++++++++++++++++++++++++

  There is no need for the identity comparison when the methods returns the proper type.

.. code-block:: php
   
   <?php
   
   // foo() returns a string. 
   if ('a' === foo()) {
       // doSomething()
   }
   
   
   function foo() : string { 
       return 'a';
   }
   
   ?>

Specs
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| Short name   | Structures/NoNeedForTriple                                                                                              |
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| Rulesets     | :ref:`All <ruleset-All>`, :ref:`Analyze <ruleset-Analyze>`, :ref:`Changed Behavior <ruleset-Changed-Behavior>`          |
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| Exakat since | 2.1.4                                                                                                                   |
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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>`_, `Exakat Cloud <https://www.exakat.io/exakat-cloud/>`_ |
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