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PHP Attributes

PHP 8 attributes SAMPLE for PHP tooling.

Preview — first 9 linesphp
<?php
#[Attribute]
class Route {
  public function __construct(public string $path) {}
}

#[Route('/sample')]
class Controller {}

Specifications

Language
php
Role
idiomatic sample
Line Endings
LF
Wave
G

What is a .php file?

PHP (.php) is a plain-text source file for the PHP language — a dynamically typed, server-side scripting language designed for web development, embeddable in HTML. Modern PHP supports classes, namespaces, type declarations, and closures, and powers a large share of web back-ends and CMS platforms.

How to use this file

Use an example .php file to test syntax highlighters, the PHP interpreter and linters (PHP_CodeSniffer, PHPStan), formatters, and parser or language-detection tooling.

How to use this file for testing

“PHP Attributes” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Syntax highlighting, Code parsing, Editor testing. Idiomatic hello-world programs and realistic snippets across sixteen languages, exercising comments, string escapes, interpolation, numeric literals, and language keywords — for testing syntax highlighters, editor themes, and tree-sitter grammars.

Documented properties for this file: idiomatic sample · php · LF. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

This is a short, known-correct source file. Run it through your syntax highlighter, linter, formatter, tree-sitter grammar, or parser, and open it in the in-browser editor to tweak and re-download. Each snippet exercises comments, string escapes, literals, and language keywords.

Code examples

php attributes.php

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