$values was never initialized. Although not strictly required by PHP, it is generally a good practice to add $values = array(); before regardless.
Adding an explicit array definition is generally preferable to implicit array
definition as it guarantees a stable state of the code.
Let’s take a look at an example:
foreach($collectionas$item){$myArray['foo']=$item->getFoo();if($item->hasBar()){$myArray['bar']=$item->getBar();}// do something with $myArray}
As you can see in this example, the array $myArray is initialized the first
time when the foreach loop is entered. You can also see that the value of the
bar key is only written conditionally; thus, its value might result from a
previous iteration.
This might or might not be intended. To make your intention clear, your code
more readible and to avoid accidental bugs, we recommend to add an explicit
initialization $myArray=array() either outside or inside the foreach loop.
The variable $values does not seem to be defined for all execution paths leading up to this point.
If you define a variable conditionally, it can happen that it is not defined
for all execution paths.
Let’s take a look at an example:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}// $x is potentially undefined here.echo$x;}
In the above example, the variable $x is defined if you pass “foo” or “bar”
as argument for $a. However, since the switch statement has no default
case statement, if you pass any other value, the variable $x would be undefined.
Available Fixes
Check for existence of the variable explicitly:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}if(isset($x)){// Make sure it's always set.echo$x;}}
Define a default value for the variable:
functionmyFunction($a){$x='';// Set a default which gets overridden for certain paths.switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}echo$x;}
Add a value for the missing path:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;// We add support for the missing case.default:$x='';break;}echo$x;}
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Adding an explicit array definition is generally preferable to implicit array definition as it guarantees a stable state of the code.
Let’s take a look at an example:
As you can see in this example, the array
$myArrayis initialized the first time when the foreach loop is entered. You can also see that the value of thebarkey is only written conditionally; thus, its value might result from a previous iteration.This might or might not be intended. To make your intention clear, your code more readible and to avoid accidental bugs, we recommend to add an explicit initialization $myArray = array() either outside or inside the foreach loop.