no_binary_string.rst

Rule no_binary_string

There should not be a binary flag before strings.

Examples

Example #1

--- Original
+++ New
-<?php $a = b'foo';
+<?php $a = 'foo';

Example #2

--- Original
+++ New
-<?php $a = b<<<EOT
+<?php $a = <<<EOT
 foo
 EOT;

Rule sets

The rule is part of the following rule sets:

• @PhpCsFixer
• @Symfony

References

• Fixer class: PhpCsFixer\Fixer\StringNotation\NoBinaryStringFixer
• Test class: PhpCsFixer\Tests\Fixer\StringNotation\NoBinaryStringFixerTest

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.