1 | <?php |
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7 | class VoteHandler |
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8 | { |
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9 | protected $election; |
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10 | protected $ballots; |
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12 | /** |
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13 | * Constructor |
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14 | * |
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15 | * @param Election $election |
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16 | */ |
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17 | public function __construct(Election $election) |
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23 | public function step($step) |
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46 | protected function transferVotes(float $votes, Candidate $candidate) |
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51 | public function getQuota() |
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55 | } |
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Let’s assume that you have a directory layout like this:
and let’s assume the following content of
Bar.php
:If both files
OtherDir/Foo.php
andSomeDir/Foo.php
are loaded in the same runtime, you will see a PHP error such as the following:PHP Fatal error: Cannot use SomeDir\Foo as Foo because the name is already in use in OtherDir/Foo.php
However, as
OtherDir/Foo.php
does not necessarily have to be loaded and the error is only triggered if it is loaded beforeOtherDir/Bar.php
, this problem might go unnoticed for a while. In order to prevent this error from surfacing, you must import the namespace with a different alias: