notIdentical.alwaysFalse

Code example

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

function doFoo(): void
{
	$value = 1;
	if ($value !== 1) {
		// never entered
	}
}

Why is it reported?

The strict comparison using !== always evaluates to false because both sides are known to have the same value at that point in the code. In the example above, $value is always 1, so $value !== 1 is always false. This makes the condition unreachable.

How to fix it

Remove the unreachable condition:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 function doFoo(): void
 {
 	$value = 1;
-	if ($value !== 1) {
-		// never entered
-	}
 }

Or fix the logic to compare the correct variable.