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Class constant referenced via child class

Reports reference to a class constant via child class which gets this constant from the parent class by inheritance and does not override it within its own scope. Such reference may cause confusion between inheritance and overriding, so it's advisable to reference the constant directly via parent class instead.

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PhpClassConstantAccessedViaChildClassInspection
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Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

PhpStorm 2024.2, Qodana for PHP 2024.2,

Can be installed with plugin:

PHP, 242.22893

Last modified: 11 September 2024