Description: ------------ Any case statements that contain a return statement followed by a break cause an error to be thrown for each subsequent line of code in the entire switch statement. Test script: --------------- <?php function foo($color) { switch ($color) { case 'red': return 'yuck'; break; case 'blue': return 'yuck'; break; case 'orange': return 'yay'; break; default: return 'boring'; } } Expected result: ---------------- No errors (if a break after return in a case statement is just considered bad style and not a valid error) OR Errors only for the lines containing the break statement (if break after return in case statement is considered unreachable, which it is) Actual result: -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ FOUND 0 ERROR(S) AND 18 WARNING(S) AFFECTING 9 LINE(S) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 7 | WARNING | Code after RETURN statement cannot be executed 8 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 9 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 10 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 10 | WARNING | Code after RETURN statement cannot be executed 11 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 11 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 12 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 12 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 13 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 13 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 13 | WARNING | Code after RETURN statement cannot be executed 14 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 14 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 14 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 15 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 15 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed 15 | WARNING | Code after BREAK statement cannot be executed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------

Fixed in github repo: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/commit/144809fb3c8689bb95f3242cb0 9af218b7d6ea0f Now reports an error for those BREAK statements that aren't required, but nothing else.