arrayValues.empty

Code example

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

$result = array_values([]);

Why is it reported?

The call to array_values() is made on an array that is always empty. Since array_values() re-indexes an array's values with consecutive integer keys starting from 0, calling it on an empty array has no effect and always returns an empty array. This is dead code that serves no purpose.

How to fix it

Remove the unnecessary array_values() call:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

-$result = array_values([]);
+$result = [];

Or if the variable was expected to contain elements, fix the upstream logic so the array is not always empty:

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

/** @var array<string, int> $data */
$data = getData();

$result = array_values($data);