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| 1 | <?php | ||
| 22 | 2 | public function withoutRegion() | |
| 23 |     { | ||
| 24 | 2 |         if(false !== strpos($this->value, '-')){ | |
| 25 | 2 | $value = substr($this->value,0,strpos($this->value, '-')); | |
| 26 | 1 |         }else if(false !== strpos($this->value, '_')){ | |
| 27 | 1 | $value = substr($this->value,0,strpos($this->value, '_')); | |
| 28 | } | ||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | 2 | return new static($value); | |
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| 31 | } | ||
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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:
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:
Define a default value for the variable:
Add a value for the missing path: