Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
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9 | class WebPage |
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10 | { |
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11 | /** The webpage title */ |
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12 | public $title; |
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13 | /** An array of tags to be added to the HTML head section */ |
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14 | protected $headTags; |
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15 | /** A string represnting the body of the page */ |
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16 | public $body; |
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17 | /** A string to add to the body open tag */ |
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18 | public $body_tags; |
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20 | protected $request = null; |
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22 | public function __construct($title = '') |
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28 | public function handleRequest($request, $response, $args) |
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36 | * Add a tag to the head element |
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37 | * |
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38 | * @param string $tag The tag to add to the page header |
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39 | */ |
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40 | public function addHeadTag($tag) |
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44 | /** |
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45 | * Create a tag to be added to the document |
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46 | * |
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47 | * @param string $tagName The tag's name (i.e. the string right after the open sign |
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48 | * @param array $attribs Attributes to be added to the tag in the form key=value |
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49 | * @param boolean $selfClose Does this tag end with a close (/>)? |
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50 | * |
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51 | * @return string The tag as a string |
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52 | */ |
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53 | View Code Duplication | protected function createOpenTag($tagName, $attribs = array(), $selfClose = false) |
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72 | /** |
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73 | * Create a close tag to be added to the document |
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74 | * |
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75 | * @param string $tagName The tag's name (i.e. the string right after the open sign |
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76 | * |
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77 | * @return string The close tag as a string |
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78 | */ |
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79 | protected function createCloseTag($tagName) |
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84 | /** |
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85 | * Create a link to be added to the document |
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86 | * |
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87 | * @param string $linkName The text inside the link |
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88 | * @param string $linkTarget The location the link goes to |
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89 | * |
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90 | * @return string The link |
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91 | */ |
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92 | public function createLink($linkName, $linkTarget = '#') |
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99 | /** |
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100 | * Print the HTML doctype header |
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101 | */ |
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102 | protected function printDoctype($response) |
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107 | /** |
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108 | * Print the opening HTML tag |
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109 | */ |
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110 | protected function printOpenHtml($response) |
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114 | /** |
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115 | * Print the closing HTML tag |
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116 | */ |
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117 | protected function printCloseHtml($response) |
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122 | /** |
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123 | * Print the HTML HEAD section |
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124 | */ |
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125 | protected function printHead($response) |
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137 | /** |
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138 | * Print the HTML BODY section |
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139 | */ |
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140 | protected function printBody($response) |
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145 | protected function printPage($response) |
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155 | public function getCurrentUrl() |
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163 | } |
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This check looks from parameters that have been defined for a function or method, but which are not used in the method body.