| 1 | <?php | ||
| 8 | class UserController extends Controller | ||
| 9 | { | ||
| 10 | public function __construct() | ||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | /** | ||
| 18 | * Show the account update form. | ||
| 19 | * | ||
| 20 | * @return \Illuminate\View\View | ||
| 21 | */ | ||
| 22 | public function index(): View | ||
| 26 | |||
| 27 | /** | ||
| 28 | * Show the user profile page. | ||
| 29 | * | ||
| 30 | * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\View\View | ||
| 31 | */ | ||
| 32 | public function show(Request $request, $slug, $id) | ||
| 55 | } | ||
| 56 | 
In PHP it is possible to write to properties without declaring them. For example, the following is perfectly valid PHP code:
Generally, it is a good practice to explictly declare properties to avoid accidental typos and provide IDE auto-completion: