PHP8 Nullsafe operator triggers RequireImports.Symbol

[BenceSzalai]

I'm trying to use the PHP8 nullsafe operator but I'm getting an issue from PHP Code Sniffer as ImportDetection.Imports.RequireImports.Symbol.

So in the context of a class method this is fine:

$this->property;

but I get an issue for this:

$this?->property;

claiming Found unimported symbol 'property'.

The same is happening outside of a class method context too, when trying to access a property of an object using the ?-> operator.

This is happening with php_codesniffer v3.6.0 and phpcs-import-detection v1.3.1.

Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong or if you need more info from me!

[sirbrillig]

Thanks for the report! This is likely happening because the sniff is not aware of the nullsafe operator syntax in php 8. That can be fixed.

[underdpt]

I just opened this same bug (https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/3374) on PHP CodeSniffer by mistake. Just linking here for reference.

[sirbrillig]

Thanks. Sorry I haven't had a chance to get to this yet. It's on my list.