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Rule no_superfluous_phpdoc_tags

Removes @param, @return and @var tags that don’t provide any useful information.

Configuration

allow_hidden_params

Whether param annotation for hidden params in method signature are allowed.

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

allow_mixed

Whether type mixed without description is allowed (true) or considered superfluous (false).

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

allow_unused_params

Whether param annotation without actual signature is allowed (true) or considered superfluous (false).

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

remove_inheritdoc

Remove @inheritDoc tags.

Allowed types: bool

Default value: false

Examples

Example #1

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 class Foo {
     /**
-     * @param Bar $bar
-     * @param mixed $baz
      *
-     * @return Baz
      */
     public function doFoo(Bar $bar, $baz): Baz {}
 }

Example #2

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

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 class Foo {
     /**
-     * @param Bar $bar
      * @param mixed $baz
      */
     public function doFoo(Bar $bar, $baz) {}
 }

Example #3

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

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 class Foo {
     /**
-     * @inheritDoc
+     *
      */
     public function doFoo(Bar $bar, $baz) {}
 }

Example #4

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

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 class Foo {
     /**
-     * @param Bar $bar
-     * @param mixed $baz
      * @param string|int|null $qux
-     * @param mixed $foo
      */
     public function doFoo(Bar $bar, $baz /*, $qux = null */) {}
 }

Example #5

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

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 class Foo {
     /**
-     * @param Bar $bar
-     * @param mixed $baz
      * @param string|int|null $qux
      * @param mixed $foo
      */
     public function doFoo(Bar $bar, $baz /*, $qux = null */) {}
 }

Rule sets

The rule is part of the following rule sets:

• @PhpCsFixer with config:

  ['allow_mixed' => true, 'remove_inheritdoc' => true]

• @Symfony with config:

  ['allow_hidden_params' => true, 'remove_inheritdoc' => true]

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Phpdoc\NoSuperfluousPhpdocTagsFixer

• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\Phpdoc\NoSuperfluousPhpdocTagsFixerTest

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