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<?php

// Exit the file, string inside get’s echo’ed
die(“This file is not ment to be ran. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”);
exit(“This file is not ment to be ran. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”);

/**
* Printing
*/
echo “”; // Print a string or type that can be made into a string(I.E int, float).
print_r($arr); // Print anything, with type hints for array’s and object’s
var_dump($arr); // Print anything, with type hints for any value and sizes

/**
* Ways of looping
*/
continue; // Skip current iter
break; // Exit loop

// Foreach
foreach($arr as $key => $value) {
$key = $key;
$value = $value;
}

// For
for($i = 0; $i < count($arr) – 1; $i++) {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
}

// While
$i = 0;
while($i < count($arr) – 1) {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
}

// Do while
$i = 0;
do {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
} while($i < count($arr));

// Switch
switch($arr) {
case 1:
break;
case 2:
break;
case 3:
break;
default:
}

/**
* Global variables
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.superglobals.php
*/
$_SERVER; // SERVER variables
$_GET; // Query params
$_POST; // Post fields
$_REQUEST; // GET and POST together
$GLOBALS; // Array of global variables
$_SESSION; // Browser session
$_FILES; // Array of files that are sent in request
$_COOKIE; // Array of cookies sent in request
$_ENV; // php.ini options
$argv; // Array of terminal arguments (filename included)
$argc; // Number of arguments passed into terminal

/**
* Class
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php
*/
class NormalClass extends AbstractClassName implements InterfaceName
{

use TraitName;

// –> PROPERTY TYPES <–

/**
* Public property, everyone can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
public $property;

/**
* Private property, only this instance can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
private $property;

/**
* Protected property, this instance and childs can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
protected $property;

/**
* Static property, is the same for all instances of this class.
* @var Type
*/
static $property;

// –> FUNCTION TYPES <–

/**
* Public function, everyone can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
public function publicFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}

/**
* Private function, only this instance can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
private function privateFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}

/**
* Protected function, this instance and childs can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
protected function protectedFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}

/**
* Static function, doesn’t need an instance to be executed.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
public static function staticFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}

// –> MAGIC METHODS <–

/**
* Gets triggered on creating a new class instance
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php
* @param Type
* @return void
*/
public function __construct(Type $var = null)
{
}

/**
* Gets triggered on destruction of a class instance
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php
* @return void
*/
public function __destruct()
{
}

/**
* __set() is run when writing data to inaccessible properties.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param mixed value
* @return void
*/
public function __set(string $name , mixed $value)
{
}

/**
* __get() is utilized for reading data from inaccessible properties.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return mixed
*/
public function __get(string $name)
{
}

/**
* __isset() is triggered by calling isset() or empty() on inaccessible properties.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return bool
*/
public function __isset(string $name)
{
}

/**
* __unset() is invoked when unset() is used on inaccessible properties.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return void
*/
public function __unset(string $name)
{
}

/**
* __call is triggered when invoking inaccessible methods in an object context.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param array arguments
* @return mixed
*/
public function __call(string $name, array $arguments)
{
}

/**
* __callStatic() is triggered when invoking inaccessible methods in a static context.
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param array arguments
* @return mixed
*/
public static function __callStatic(string $name, array $arguments)
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return array
*/
public function __sleep()
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return void
*/
public function __wakeup()
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return string
*/
public function __toString()
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @param Type
* @return mixed
*/
public function __invoke(Type $var = null)
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @param array properties
* @return object
*/
public static function __set_state(array $properties)
{
}

/**
* http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return array
*/
public function __debugInfo()
{
}

}

/**
* Every class that has implemented this interface need to have the same functions.
*/
interface InterfaceName
{

public function FunctionName(Type $var = null): Type;

}

/**
* Combination of class and interface.
*/
abstract class AbstractClassName
{

/**
* Classes extending this abstract class need to have this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
abstract function abstractFunction(Type $var = null): Type;