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Rule ``self_static_accessor``
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Inside an enum or ``final``/anonymous class, ``self`` should be preferred over
``static``.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    final class Sample
    {
        private static $A = 1;

        public function getBar()
        {
   -        return static::class.static::test().static::$A;
   +        return self::class.self::test().self::$A;
        }

        private static function test()
        {
            return 'test';
        }
    }

Example #2
~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    final class Foo
    {
        public function bar()
        {
   -        return new static();
   +        return new self();
        }
    }

Example #3
~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    final class Foo
    {
        public function isBar()
        {
   -        return $foo instanceof static;
   +        return $foo instanceof self;
        }
    }

Example #4
~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    $a = new class() {
        public function getBar()
        {
   -        return static::class;
   +        return self::class;
        }
    };

Example #5
~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    enum Foo
    {
        public const A = 123;

        public static function bar(): void
        {
   -        echo static::A;
   +        echo self::A;
        }
    }

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule set:

@PhpCsFixer
  Using the `@PhpCsFixer <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixer.rst>`_ rule set will enable the ``self_static_accessor`` rule.
