The variable $path does not exist. Did you forget to declare it?
This check marks access to variables or properties that have not been declared yet. While PHP
has no explicit notion of declaring a variable, accessing it before a value is assigned
to it is most likely a bug.
It seems like you code against a specific sub-type and not the parent class Symfony\Component\Config...\Builder\NodeDefinition as the method children() does only exist in the following sub-classes of Symfony\Component\Config...\Builder\NodeDefinition: Symfony\Component\Config...der\ArrayNodeDefinition. Maybe you want to instanceof check for one of these explicitly?
Let’s take a look at an example:
abstractclassUser{/** @return string */abstractpublicfunctiongetPassword();}classMyUserextendsUser{publicfunctiongetPassword(){// return something}publicfunctiongetDisplayName(){// return some name.}}classAuthSystem{publicfunctionauthenticate(User$user){$this->logger->info(sprintf('Authenticating %s.',$user->getDisplayName()));// do something.}}
In the above example, the authenticate() method works fine as long as you just pass
instances of MyUser. However, if you now also want to pass a different sub-classes
of User which does not have a getDisplayName() method, the code will break.
classAuthSystem{publicfunctionauthenticate(User$user){if($userinstanceofMyUser){$this->logger->info(/** ... */);}// or alternativelyif(!$userinstanceofMyUser){thrownew\LogicException('$user must be an instance of MyUser, '.'other instances are not supported.');}}}
Note: PHP Analyzer uses reverse abstract interpretation to narrow down the types
inside the if block in such a case.