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Rule align_multiline_comment

Each line of multi-line DocComments must have an asterisk [PSR-5] and must be aligned with the first one.

Configuration

comment_type

Whether to fix PHPDoc comments only (phpdocs_only), any multi-line comment whose lines all start with an asterisk (phpdocs_like) or any multi-line comment (all_multiline).

Allowed values: 'all_multiline', 'phpdocs_like' and 'phpdocs_only'

Default value: 'phpdocs_only'

Examples

Example #1

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
     /**
-            * This is a DOC Comment
-with a line not prefixed with asterisk
-
-   */
+     * This is a DOC Comment
+     * with a line not prefixed with asterisk
+     *
+     */

Example #2

With configuration: ['comment_type' => 'phpdocs_like'].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
     /*
-            * This is a doc-like multiline comment
-*/
+     * This is a doc-like multiline comment
+     */

Example #3

With configuration: ['comment_type' => 'all_multiline'].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
     /*
-            * This is a doc-like multiline comment
+     * This is a doc-like multiline comment
 with a line not prefixed with asterisk

-   */
+     */

Rule sets

The rule is part of the following rule sets:

• @PhpCsFixer

• @Symfony

Source class

PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Phpdoc\AlignMultilineCommentFixer