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Undefined class

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports the references to classes whose declarations are not found in the project files, configured include paths, or among the PHP predefined classes.

Use the options below to customize the inspection:

  • Ignore PHPDoc: if selected, the inspection will not report the undefined classes referenced in PHPDoc blocks.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PhpUndefinedClassInspection
Via Settings dialog

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 | Undefined symbols

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Undefined class inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore PHPDoc

Not selected

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, PhpStorm 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3, Qodana for PHP 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

PHP, 243.23126