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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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. |-- OtherDir | |-- Bar.php | `-- Foo.php `-- SomeDir `-- Foo.phpand let’s assume the following content of
Bar.php:If both files
OtherDir/Foo.phpandSomeDir/Foo.phpare 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.phpHowever, as
OtherDir/Foo.phpdoes 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: