PHP-CS-Fixer/doc/rules/string_notation/simple_to_complex_string_variable.rst

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Rule ``simple_to_complex_string_variable``
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Converts explicit variables in double-quoted strings and heredoc syntax from
simple to complex format (``${`` to ``{$``).

Description
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Doesn't touch implicit variables. Works together nicely with
``explicit_string_variable``.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    $name = 'World';
   -echo "Hello ${name}!";
   +echo "Hello {$name}!";

Example #2
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
    $name = 'World';
    echo <<<TEST
   -Hello ${name}!
   +Hello {$name}!
    TEST;

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule sets:

- `@PHP82Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP82Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP83Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP83Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP84Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP84Migration.rst>`_
- `@PhpCsFixer <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixer.rst>`_
- `@Symfony <./../../ruleSets/Symfony.rst>`_

References
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- Fixer class: `PhpCsFixer\\Fixer\\StringNotation\\SimpleToComplexStringVariableFixer <./../../../src/Fixer/StringNotation/SimpleToComplexStringVariableFixer.php>`_
- Test class: `PhpCsFixer\\Tests\\Fixer\\StringNotation\\SimpleToComplexStringVariableFixerTest <./../../../tests/Fixer/StringNotation/SimpleToComplexStringVariableFixerTest.php>`_

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.