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Missing 'break' statement

Reports the case clauses in switch statements that do not end with a break or a return statement.

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PhpMissingBreakStatementInspection
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Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | PHP | Probable bugs

If a case clause does not end with break or return, its execution can unintentionally fall through the next case.

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