The variable $title does not seem to be defined for all execution paths leading up to this point.
If you define a variable conditionally, it can happen that it is not defined
for all execution paths.
Let’s take a look at an example:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}// $x is potentially undefined here.echo$x;}
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 $x would be undefined.
Available Fixes
Check for existence of the variable explicitly:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}if(isset($x)){// Make sure it's always set.echo$x;}}
Define a default value for the variable:
functionmyFunction($a){$x='';// Set a default which gets overridden for certain paths.switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;}echo$x;}
Add a value for the missing path:
functionmyFunction($a){switch($a){case'foo':$x=1;break;case'bar':$x=2;break;// We add support for the missing case.default:$x='';break;}echo$x;}
It seems like $title can be null; however, title() does not accept null, maybe add an additional type check?
Unless you are absolutely sure that the expression can never be null because of
other conditions, we strongly recommend to add an additional type check to your
code:
/** @return stdClass|null */functionmayReturnNull(){}functiondoesNotAcceptNull(stdClass$x){}// With potential error.functionwithoutCheck(){$x=mayReturnNull();doesNotAcceptNull($x);// Potential error here.}// Safe - Alternative 1functionwithCheck1(){$x=mayReturnNull();if(!$xinstanceofstdClass){thrownew\LogicException('$x must be defined.');}doesNotAcceptNull($x);}// Safe - Alternative 2functionwithCheck2(){$x=mayReturnNull();if($xinstanceofstdClass){doesNotAcceptNull($x);}}
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Alexander Emsenhuber
Roan Kattouw
Sam Reed
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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: