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Rule types_spaces

A single space or none should be around union type and intersection type operators.

Configuration

space

Spacing to apply around union type and intersection type operators.

Allowed values: 'none' and 'single'

Default value: 'none'

space_multiple_catch

Spacing to apply around type operator when catching exceptions of multiple types, use null to follow the value configured for space.

Allowed values: 'none', 'single' and null

Default value: null

Examples

Example #1

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 try
 {
     new Foo();
-} catch (ErrorA | ErrorB $e) {
+} catch (ErrorA|ErrorB $e) {
 echo'error';}

Example #2

With configuration: ['space' => 'single'].

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
 try
 {
     new Foo();
-} catch (ErrorA|ErrorB $e) {
+} catch (ErrorA | ErrorB $e) {
 echo'error';}

Example #3

Default configuration.

--- Original
+++ New
 <?php
-function foo(int | string $x)
+function foo(int|string $x)
 {
 }

Rule sets

The rule is part of the following rule sets:

• @PhpCsFixer

• @Symfony

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Whitespace\TypesSpacesFixer

• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\Whitespace\TypesSpacesFixerTest

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