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A PHPStan rule to enforce the unsetting of foreach value references immediately after use
=========================================================================================

[](#a-phpstan-rule-to-enforce-the-unsetting-of-foreach-value-references-immediately-after-use)

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

To use these rules, require it via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/)

```
composer require samlitowitz/unset-foreach-loop-references --dev

```

Include rules.neon in your project's PHPStan config

```
includes:
    - vendor/samlitowitz/unset-foreach-loop-references/rules.neon

```

Examples
========

[](#examples)

Not Allowed
-----------

[](#not-allowed)

```
$a = [1, 2, 3];
foreach ($a as &$r1) {
}
foreach ($a as $v) {
	print_r($a);
}
```

```
$a = [1, 2, 3];
foreach ($a as &$r1) {
}
foreach ($a as $v) {
	print_r($a);
}
unset($r1);
```

Allowed
-------

[](#allowed)

```
$a = [1, 2, 3];
foreach ($a as &$r2) {
}
unset($r2);
```

###  Health Score

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