website/errors/enum.caseWithValue.md
<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
enum Color
{
case Red = 1;
case Green = 2;
case Blue = 3;
}
The enum is a pure (non-backed) enum, meaning it has no scalar type declaration (like : int or : string). Pure enums cannot have values assigned to their cases. Only backed enums (declared with : int or : string) can have values. This is a PHP language constraint.
If the cases need values, declare the enum as a backed enum:
<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
-enum Color
+enum Color: int
{
case Red = 1;
case Green = 2;
case Blue = 3;
}
If the enum does not need values, remove them from the cases:
<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
enum Color
{
- case Red = 1;
- case Green = 2;
- case Blue = 3;
+ case Red;
+ case Green;
+ case Blue;
}