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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8 | class ReorderFields |
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11 | * Given a simple list of user-supplied field keys or field labels, |
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12 | * return a reordered version of the field labels matching the |
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13 | * user selection. |
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15 | * @param string|array $fields The user-selected fields |
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16 | * @param array $fieldLabels An associative array mapping the field |
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17 | * key to the field label |
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18 | * @param array $data The data that will be rendered. |
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20 | * @return array |
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22 | public function reorder($fields, $fieldLabels, $data) |
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35 | protected function reorderFieldLabels($fields, $fieldLabels, $data) |
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47 | protected function getSelectedFieldKeys($fields, $fieldLabels) |
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This check looks for variable assignements that are either overwritten by other assignments or where the variable is not used subsequently.
Both the
$myVar
assignment in line 1 and the$higher
assignment in line 2 are dead. The first because$myVar
is never used and the second because$higher
is always overwritten for every possible time line.