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elseif (!preg_match('/[0-9]/Di', $bill)) {
unset($bill);
}
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Having two cases
in a switch
statement or two branches in an if
chain with the same implementation is at
best duplicate code, and at worst a coding error. If the same logic is truly needed for both instances, then in an if
chain they should
be combined, or for a switch
, one should fall through to the other.
Noncompliant Code Example
switch ($i) { case 1: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; case 3: // Noncompliant; duplicates case 1's implementation doSomething(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if ($a >= 0 && $a < 10) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else if ($a >= 20 && $a < 50) { doTheThing(); // Noncompliant; duplicates first condition } else { doTheRest(); } if ($b == 0) { doOneMoreThing(); } else { doOneMoreThing(); // Noncompliant; duplicates then-branch } var b = a ? 12 > 4 : 4; // Noncompliant; always results in the same value
Compliant Solution
switch ($i) { case 1: case 3: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if (($a >= 0 && $a < 10) || ($a >= 20 && $a < 50)) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } doOneMoreThing(); b = 4;
or
switch ($i) { case 1: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; case 3: doThirdThing(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if ($a >= 0 && $a < 10) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else if ($a >= 20 && $a < 50) { doTheThirdThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } if ($b == 0) { doOneMoreThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } int b = a ? 12 > 4 : 8;
Exceptions
Blocks in an if
chain that contain a single line of code are ignored, as are blocks in a switch
statement that contain a
single line of code with or without a following break
.
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elseif (!preg_match('/([a-z]{3})/Di', $legislator)) {
unset($legislator);
}
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Having two cases
in a switch
statement or two branches in an if
chain with the same implementation is at
best duplicate code, and at worst a coding error. If the same logic is truly needed for both instances, then in an if
chain they should
be combined, or for a switch
, one should fall through to the other.
Noncompliant Code Example
switch ($i) { case 1: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; case 3: // Noncompliant; duplicates case 1's implementation doSomething(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if ($a >= 0 && $a < 10) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else if ($a >= 20 && $a < 50) { doTheThing(); // Noncompliant; duplicates first condition } else { doTheRest(); } if ($b == 0) { doOneMoreThing(); } else { doOneMoreThing(); // Noncompliant; duplicates then-branch } var b = a ? 12 > 4 : 4; // Noncompliant; always results in the same value
Compliant Solution
switch ($i) { case 1: case 3: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if (($a >= 0 && $a < 10) || ($a >= 20 && $a < 50)) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } doOneMoreThing(); b = 4;
or
switch ($i) { case 1: doSomething(); break; case 2: doSomethingDifferent(); break; case 3: doThirdThing(); break; default: doTheRest(); } if ($a >= 0 && $a < 10) { doTheThing(); else if ($a >= 10 && $a < 20) { doTheOtherThing(); } else if ($a >= 20 && $a < 50) { doTheThirdThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } if ($b == 0) { doOneMoreThing(); } else { doTheRest(); } int b = a ? 12 > 4 : 8;
Exceptions
Blocks in an if
chain that contain a single line of code are ignored, as are blocks in a switch
statement that contain a
single line of code with or without a following break
.
Define a constant instead of duplicating this literal "chamber" 3 times. Open
$file['capture_directory'] = '/video/' . $file['chamber'] . '/floor/'
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Duplicated string literals make the process of refactoring error-prone, since you must be sure to update all occurrences.
On the other hand, constants can be referenced from many places, but only need to be updated in a single place.
Noncompliant Code Example
With the default threshold of 3:
function run() { prepare('action1'); // Non-Compliant - 'action1' is duplicated 3 times execute('action1'); release('action1'); }
Compliant Solution
ACTION_1 = 'action1'; function run() { prepare(ACTION_1); execute(ACTION_1); release(ACTION_1); }
Exceptions
To prevent generating some false-positives, literals having less than 5 characters are excluded.
Define a constant instead of duplicating this literal "capture_directory" 9 times. Open
$file['capture_directory'] = $capture_directory;
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Noncompliant Code Example
With the default threshold of 3:
function run() { prepare('action1'); // Non-Compliant - 'action1' is duplicated 3 times execute('action1'); release('action1'); }
Compliant Solution
ACTION_1 = 'action1'; function run() { prepare(ACTION_1); execute(ACTION_1); release(ACTION_1); }
Exceptions
To prevent generating some false-positives, literals having less than 5 characters are excluded.
Define a constant instead of duplicating this literal "capture_rate" 3 times. Open
$video['capture_rate'] = $file['capture_rate']; // We captured every X frames. "Framestep," in mplayer terms.
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Duplicated string literals make the process of refactoring error-prone, since you must be sure to update all occurrences.
On the other hand, constants can be referenced from many places, but only need to be updated in a single place.
Noncompliant Code Example
With the default threshold of 3:
function run() { prepare('action1'); // Non-Compliant - 'action1' is duplicated 3 times execute('action1'); release('action1'); }
Compliant Solution
ACTION_1 = 'action1'; function run() { prepare(ACTION_1); execute(ACTION_1); release(ACTION_1); }
Exceptions
To prevent generating some false-positives, literals having less than 5 characters are excluded.
A file should declare new symbols (classes, functions, constants, etc.) and cause no other side effects, or it should execute logic with side effects, but should not do both. The first symbol is defined on line 13 and the first side effect is on line 3. Open
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}
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}
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}
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}
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