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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| 16 | class SimpleHydratingHandler implements HydratingHandlerInterface  | 
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| 17 | { | 
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| 18 | /** @var string */  | 
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| 19 | private $key;  | 
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| 20 |     public function getKey() { return $this->key; } | 
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| 23 | /** @var ParserInterface */  | 
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| 24 | private $parser;  | 
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| 25 |     public function getParser() { return $this->parser; } | 
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| 28 | /** @var ValidatorInterface[] */  | 
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| 29 | private $validators;  | 
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| 30 |     public function getValidators() { return $this->validators; } | 
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| 34 | /** @var mixed */  | 
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| 35 | private $defaultValue;  | 
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| 36 |     public function getDefaultValue() { return $this->defaultValue; } | 
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| 39 | /**  | 
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| 40 | * SimpleHydratingHandler constructor.  | 
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| 41 | * @param string $key  | 
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| 42 | * @param ParserInterface $parser  | 
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| 43 | * @param ValidatorInterface[] $validators  | 
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| 44 | * @param mixed $default  | 
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| 45 | */  | 
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| 46 | public function __construct(string $key, ParserInterface $parser, array $validators = [], $defaultValue = null)  | 
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| 54 | /**  | 
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| 55 | * @param array $data  | 
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| 56 | * @param array $targetData  | 
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| 57 | * @param $object  | 
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| 58 | *  | 
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| 59 | * @throws HydratingException  | 
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| 60 | */  | 
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| 61 | public function handle(array $data, array &$targetData, $object = null)  | 
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| 82 | /**  | 
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| 83 | * @param mixed $parsedValue  | 
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| 84 | * @param mixed $contextObject  | 
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| 85 | *  | 
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| 86 | * @throws HydratingException  | 
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| 87 | */  | 
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| 88 | View Code Duplication | private function validate($parsedValue, $contextObject = null)  | 
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| 98 | }  | 
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This check looks for PHPDoc comments describing methods or function parameters that do not exist on the corresponding method or function. It has, however, found a similar but not annotated parameter which might be a good fit.
Consider the following example. The parameter
$irelandis not defined by the methodfinale(...).The most likely cause is that the parameter was changed, but the annotation was not.