Learn more about other metadata features in the documentation. You can now specify union types as - this can improve coding assistance for mocks. You can even automatically handle dynamic calls, receiving a specific method name from a parameter value.

In this release, you can add the corresponding metadata entry and get autocompletion for such calls. If your code relies on the magic methods _call or _callStatic, then you could lose code completion for the methods, as they are not defined.

This knowledge comes in the form of PHP stubs and the. New advanced PHP metadata capabilitiesĪs you may know, besides built-in “code awareness” capabilities, PhpStorm also relies on external knowledge of code. With that said, let’s take a look at the first portion of the updates in the upcoming 2022.1 release.

Download builds from the EAP page or receive them automatically in the IDE by selecting Check IDE updates for Early Access Program under Settings/Preferences | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings | Updates.

The Toolbox App is the easiest way to get the EAP builds and keep both your stable and EAP versions up to date.

You can install the EAP version side by side with your stable version of PhpStorm – there is no need to uninstall it.

EAP builds are free to use and don’t require a license.

We publish new EAP builds every week and showcase upcoming features.

If you’re not familiar with our EAP, here’s a quick recap: The first PhpStorm 2022.1 EAP build introduces the brand-new Notifications tool window, improved Markdown support, new advanced PHP metadata capabilities, and more. Today we’re starting the Early Access Program (EAP) for PhpStorm 2022.1!

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