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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| 9 | class Menu_Item extends Basis { |
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| 11 | /** |
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| 12 | * Children |
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| 13 | * @var array |
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| 14 | */ |
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| 15 | protected $children = array(); |
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| 17 | /** |
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| 18 | * CSS Classes |
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| 19 | * @var array |
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| 20 | */ |
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| 21 | protected $classes = array(); |
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| 23 | /** |
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| 24 | * If item has child |
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| 25 | * @var boolean |
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| 26 | */ |
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| 27 | protected $has_child = false; |
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| 29 | /** |
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| 30 | * Nesting level |
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| 31 | * @var integer |
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| 32 | */ |
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| 33 | public $level = 0; |
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| 35 | /** |
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| 36 | * Item title |
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| 37 | * @var string |
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| 38 | */ |
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| 39 | public $title; |
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| 41 | /** |
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| 42 | * Checks if provided arg is instance of WP_Post and inits it |
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| 43 | * |
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| 44 | * @param \WP_Post $item |
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| 45 | */ |
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| 46 | public function __construct( $item ) { |
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| 57 | /** |
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| 58 | * Returns item title |
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| 59 | * |
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| 60 | * @return string |
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| 61 | */ |
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| 62 | public function get_title() { |
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| 68 | /** |
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| 69 | * Returns item slug |
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| 70 | * |
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| 71 | * @return string |
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| 72 | */ |
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| 73 | public function get_slug() { |
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| 79 | /** |
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| 80 | * Returns item link (url) |
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| 81 | * |
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| 82 | * @return string |
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| 83 | */ |
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| 84 | public function get_link() { |
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| 90 | /** |
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| 91 | * Retuns item children, if there are any |
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| 92 | * |
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| 93 | * @return array |
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| 94 | */ |
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| 95 | public function get_children() { |
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| 101 | /** |
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| 102 | * Returns menu item classes |
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| 103 | * @return string |
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| 104 | */ |
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| 105 | public function get_classes() { |
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| 111 | /** |
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| 112 | * Adds css class to classes array |
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| 113 | * |
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| 114 | * @param string $class_name |
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| 115 | */ |
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| 116 | public function add_class( $class_name ) { |
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| 122 | /** |
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| 123 | * Adds child to current Menu_Item |
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| 124 | * |
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| 125 | * @param Menu_Item $item |
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| 126 | */ |
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| 127 | public function add_child( $item ) { |
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| 143 | /** |
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| 144 | * Applies filters for item classes |
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| 145 | * |
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| 146 | * @return void |
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| 147 | */ |
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| 148 | protected function filter_classes() { |
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| 154 | /** |
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| 155 | * Updates children nesting level param |
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| 156 | * |
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| 157 | * @return boolean |
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| 158 | */ |
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| 159 | View Code Duplication | protected function update_child_levels() { |
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| 175 | } |
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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: