property.finalPrivate

Code example

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class Foo
{
	final private int $bar;
}

Why is it reported?

PHP does not allow a property to be both final and private. The final modifier prevents child classes from overriding a property, but private properties are already invisible to child classes and cannot be overridden. Combining the two modifiers is contradictory and results in a compile-time error in PHP 8.4+.

How to fix it

Remove one of the conflicting modifiers. If the property should not be visible to child classes, use private without final:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 class Foo
 {
-	final private int $bar;
+	private int $bar;
 }

If the property should be visible to child classes but not overridable, use final protected or final public:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 class Foo
 {
-	final private int $bar;
+	final protected int $bar;
 }