CRITICAL
Rule Definition
Unused private methods make the code more complex to read and are redundant.
Remediation
Modify the source code of the class to reduce the number of unused private methods.
Violation Code Sample
class CastTest{
private function test() {} //violation - the private method is unused
}
Reference
PHPMD http://phpmd.org/rules/codesize.html#excessiveclasscomplexity
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
CWE-1121 - Excessive McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity
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