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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13 | class Menu_Item extends Basis { |
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16 | * Children. |
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17 | * |
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18 | * @var array |
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19 | */ |
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20 | protected $children = array(); |
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23 | * CSS Classes. |
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24 | * |
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25 | * @var array |
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26 | */ |
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27 | protected $classes = array(); |
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29 | /** |
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30 | * If item has child. |
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32 | * @var boolean |
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33 | */ |
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34 | protected $has_child = false; |
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37 | * Nesting level. |
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38 | * |
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39 | * @var integer |
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40 | */ |
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41 | public $level = 0; |
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44 | * Item title. |
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45 | * |
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46 | * @var string |
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47 | */ |
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48 | public $title; |
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51 | * Checks if provided arg is instance of WP_Post and inits it. |
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52 | * |
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53 | * @param \WP_Post $item WP_Post object. |
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54 | */ |
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55 | public function __construct( $item ) { |
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63 | * Returns item title. |
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64 | * |
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65 | * @return string |
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66 | */ |
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67 | public function get_title() { |
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72 | * Returns item slug. |
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73 | * |
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74 | * @return string |
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75 | */ |
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76 | public function get_slug() { |
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81 | * Returns item link (url). |
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82 | * |
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83 | * @return string |
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84 | */ |
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85 | public function get_link() { |
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90 | * Returns item children, if there are any. |
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91 | * |
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92 | * @return array |
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93 | */ |
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94 | public function get_children() { |
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99 | * Returns menu item classes. |
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101 | * @return string |
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102 | */ |
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103 | public function get_classes() { |
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107 | /** |
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108 | * Adds css class to classes array. |
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109 | * |
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110 | * @param string $class_name CSS class name. |
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111 | */ |
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112 | public function add_class( $class_name ) { |
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116 | /** |
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117 | * Adds child to current Menu_Item. |
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118 | * |
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119 | * @param Menu_Item $item Menu_Item object. |
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120 | */ |
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121 | public function add_child( $item ) { |
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136 | * Applies filters for item classes. |
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137 | */ |
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138 | protected function filter_classes() { |
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143 | * Updates children nesting level param. |
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144 | * |
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145 | * @return boolean |
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146 | */ |
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147 | View Code Duplication | protected function update_child_levels() { |
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159 | } |
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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: