55% of this comment could be valid code. Did you maybe forget this after debugging?
Sometimes obsolete code just ends up commented out instead of removed. In this case it is better to remove the code once you have
checked you do not need it.
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someone uncomments it again or your project may behave in very unexpected ways in production.
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The variable $byReference does not seem to be defined for all execution paths leading up to this point.
If you define a variable conditionally, it can happen that it is not defined
for all execution paths.
Let’s take a look at an example:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}// $x is potentially undefined here.echo$x;}
In the above example, the variable $x is defined if you pass “foo” or “bar”
as argument for $a. However, since the switch statement has no default
case statement, if you pass any other value, the variable $x would be undefined.
Available Fixes
Check for existence of the variable explicitly:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}if(isset($x)){// Make sure it's always set.echo$x;}}
Define a default value for the variable:
functionmyFunction($a){$x='';// Set a default which gets overridden for certain paths.switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}echo$x;}
Add a value for the missing path:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;// We add support for the missing case.default:$x='';break;}echo$x;}
The variable $name does not seem to be defined for all execution paths leading up to this point.
If you define a variable conditionally, it can happen that it is not defined
for all execution paths.
Let’s take a look at an example:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}// $x is potentially undefined here.echo$x;}
In the above example, the variable $x is defined if you pass “foo” or “bar”
as argument for $a. However, since the switch statement has no default
case statement, if you pass any other value, the variable $x would be undefined.
Available Fixes
Check for existence of the variable explicitly:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}if(isset($x)){// Make sure it's always set.echo$x;}}
Define a default value for the variable:
functionmyFunction($a){$x='';// Set a default which gets overridden for certain paths.switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}echo$x;}
Add a value for the missing path:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;// We add support for the missing case.default:$x='';break;}echo$x;}
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