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Rule braces

The body of each structure MUST be enclosed by braces. Braces should be properly placed. Body of braces should be properly indented.

Warning

This rule is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version

You should use single_space_around_construct, control_structure_braces, control_structure_continuation_position, declare_parentheses, no_multiple_statements_per_line, curly_braces_position, statement_indentation and no_extra_blank_lines instead.

Configuration

allow_single_line_anonymous_class_with_empty_body

Whether single line anonymous class with empty body notation should be allowed.

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

allow_single_line_closure

Whether single line lambda notation should be allowed.

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

position_after_anonymous_constructs

Whether the opening brace should be placed on “next” or “same” line after anonymous constructs (anonymous classes and lambda functions).

Allowed values: 'next' and 'same'

Default value: 'same'

position_after_control_structures

Whether the opening brace should be placed on “next” or “same” line after control structures.

Allowed values: 'next' and 'same'

Default value: 'same'

position_after_functions_and_oop_constructs

Whether the opening brace should be placed on “next” or “same” line after classy constructs (non-anonymous classes, interfaces, traits, methods and non-lambda functions).

Allowed values: 'next' and 'same'

Default value: 'next'

Examples

Example #1

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php

-class Foo {
-    public function bar($baz) {
-        if ($baz = 900) echo "Hello!";
+class Foo
+{
+    public function bar($baz)
+    {
+        if ($baz = 900) {
+            echo "Hello!";
+        }

-        if ($baz = 9000)
+        if ($baz = 9000) {
             echo "Wait!";
+        }

-        if ($baz == true)
-        {
+        if ($baz == true) {
             echo "Why?";
-        }
-        else
-        {
+        } else {
             echo "Ha?";
         }

-        if (is_array($baz))
-            foreach ($baz as $b)
-            {
+        if (is_array($baz)) {
+            foreach ($baz as $b) {
                 echo $b;
             }
+        }
     }
 }

Example #2

With configuration: ['allow_single_line_closure' => true].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 $positive = function ($item) { return $item >= 0; };
 $negative = function ($item) {
-                return $item < 0; };
+    return $item < 0;
+};

Example #3

With configuration: ['position_after_functions_and_oop_constructs' => 'same'].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php

-class Foo
-{
-    public function bar($baz)
-    {
-        if ($baz = 900) echo "Hello!";
+class Foo {
+    public function bar($baz) {
+        if ($baz = 900) {
+            echo "Hello!";
+        }

-        if ($baz = 9000)
+        if ($baz = 9000) {
             echo "Wait!";
+        }

-        if ($baz == true)
-        {
+        if ($baz == true) {
             echo "Why?";
-        }
-        else
-        {
+        } else {
             echo "Ha?";
         }

-        if (is_array($baz))
-            foreach ($baz as $b)
-            {
+        if (is_array($baz)) {
+            foreach ($baz as $b) {
                 echo $b;
             }
+        }
     }
 }

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Basic\BracesFixer

• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\Basic\BracesFixerTest

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.