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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35 | | Search Class |
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38 | | Search for the user. |
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64 | * Fetch Search Item from the DB |
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66 | * @param object $suggestion To store user id and suggestion value |
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70 | public function searchItem($suggestion) |
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Adding a
@return
annotation to a constructor is not recommended, since a constructor does not have a meaningful return value.Please refer to the PHP core documentation on constructors.