| 1 | <?php | ||
| 9 | final class ColumnMetadata | ||
| 10 | { | ||
| 11 | private $name; | ||
| 12 | private $type; | ||
| 13 | private $groups = []; | ||
| 14 | private $options = []; | ||
| 15 | |||
| 16 | public function __construct( | ||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | public function getName(): string | ||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | public function getType(): string | ||
| 39 | |||
| 40 | public function getOptions(): array | ||
| 44 | |||
| 45 | public function getTags(): array | ||
| 49 | |||
| 50 | public function getGroups(): array | ||
| 54 | } | ||
| 55 | 
In PHP it is possible to write to properties without declaring them. For example, the following is perfectly valid PHP code:
Generally, it is a good practice to explictly declare properties to avoid accidental typos and provide IDE auto-completion: