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Rule class_keyword_remove

Converts ::class keywords to FQCN strings.

Warning

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

Examples

Example #1

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php

 use Foo\Bar\Baz;

-$className = Baz::class;
+$className = 'Foo\Bar\Baz';

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\LanguageConstruct\ClassKeywordRemoveFixer

• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\LanguageConstruct\ClassKeywordRemoveFixerTest

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