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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39 | class Dictionary extends Object implements SetInterface |
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43 | * Holds the keys with the objects. |
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45 | * @var array |
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46 | */ |
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47 | protected $keys = array(); |
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49 | /** |
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50 | * Holds the items of the Dictionary |
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51 | * |
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52 | * @var array |
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53 | */ |
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54 | protected $items = array(); |
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56 | /** |
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57 | * Holds the internal counter for the keys. |
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58 | * |
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59 | * @var integer |
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60 | */ |
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61 | protected $key = 0; |
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64 | * Standard constructor that adds the values of the array passed |
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65 | * as parameter to the internal member variable. |
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66 | * |
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67 | * @param array $items An array to initialize the Dictionary |
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68 | * |
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69 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Lang\ClassCastException Is thrown if nor NULL or an object that is not a Dictionary is passed |
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70 | * @see \AppserverIo\Collections\Dictionary::add($key, $value) |
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71 | */ |
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72 | public function __construct($items = null) |
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90 | /** |
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91 | * This method adds the passed value with the passed key |
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92 | * to the Dictionary. |
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93 | * |
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94 | * @param object $key Holds the key as object to add the value under |
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95 | * @param mixed $value Holds the value to add |
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96 | * |
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97 | * @return \AppserverIo\Collections\Dictionary The instance |
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98 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\InvalidKeyException Is thrown if the passed key is NOT an object |
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99 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Lang\NullPointerException Is thrown if the passed key OR value are NULL |
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100 | */ |
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101 | public function add($key, $value) |
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124 | * This method returns the element with the passed key |
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125 | * from the Dictionary. |
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126 | * |
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127 | * @param object $key Holds the key of the element to return |
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128 | * |
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129 | * @return mixed The requested element |
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130 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\InvalidKeyException Is thrown if the passed key is NOT an object |
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131 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Lang\NullPointerException Is thrown if the passed key OR value are NULL |
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132 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\IndexOutOfBoundsException Is thrown if no element with the passed key exists in the Dictionary |
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133 | */ |
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134 | public function get($key) |
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157 | * This method initializes the Collection and removes |
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158 | * all exiting entries. |
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160 | * @return void |
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161 | * @see \AppserverIo\Collections\CollectionInterface::clear() |
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162 | */ |
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163 | public function clear() |
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172 | * This method returns the number of entries of the Collection. |
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174 | * @return integer The number of entries |
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176 | public function size() |
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182 | * This method checks if the element with the passed |
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183 | * key exists in the Dictionary. |
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184 | * |
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185 | * @param object $key Holds the key to check the elements of the Dictionary for |
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186 | * |
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187 | * @return boolean Returns true if an element with the passed key exists in the Dictionary |
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188 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\InvalidKeyException Is thrown if the passed key is NOT an object |
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189 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Lang\NullPointerException Is thrown if the passed key is NULL |
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190 | */ |
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191 | View Code Duplication | public function exists($key) |
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212 | * This returns true if the Collection has no |
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213 | * entries, otherwise false. |
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214 | * |
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215 | * @return boolean |
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216 | * @see \AppserverIo\Collections\CollectionInterface::isEmpty() |
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217 | */ |
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218 | public function isEmpty() |
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227 | /** |
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228 | * This method returns an array with the |
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229 | * items of the Dictionary. |
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230 | * |
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231 | * The keys are lost in the array. |
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232 | * |
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233 | * @return array Holds an array with the items of the Dictionary |
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234 | * @see \AppserverIo\Collections\CollectionInterface::toArray() |
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235 | */ |
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236 | public function toArray() |
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241 | /** |
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242 | * This method returns the keys as |
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243 | * an array. |
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244 | * |
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245 | * @return array Holds an array with the keys |
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246 | */ |
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247 | public function keysToArray() |
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252 | /** |
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253 | * This method removes the element with the passed |
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254 | * key, that has to be an object, from the Dictionary. |
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255 | * |
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256 | * @param object $key Holds the key of the element to remove |
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257 | * |
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258 | * @return void |
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259 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Lang\NullPointerException Is thrown if the passed key is NULL |
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260 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\InvalidKeyException Is thrown if the passed key is NOT an object |
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261 | * @throws \AppserverIo\Collections\IndexOutOfBoundsException Is thrown if no element with the passed key exists in the Dictionary |
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262 | */ |
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263 | View Code Duplication | public function remove($key) |
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285 | /** |
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286 | * This method appends all elements of the |
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287 | * passed array to the Dictionary. |
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288 | * |
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289 | * @param array $array Holds the array with the values to add |
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290 | * |
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291 | * @return void |
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292 | */ |
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293 | public function addAll($array) |
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299 | } |
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It seems like the type of the argument is not accepted by the function/method which you are calling.
In some cases, in particular if PHP’s automatic type-juggling kicks in this might be fine. In other cases, however this might be a bug.
We suggest to add an explicit type cast like in the following example: