Description: ------------ Hi, I have attached a sample .php file and 2 ruleset files based on PSR2. The issue i have is with multi-line functional declaration. If i disable the following check <exclude name="Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.ContentAfterComma" /> Then the ENTIRE Sniff "Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration" is disabled. Here is the commands to run to illustrate. # This finds 5 errors. # - Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.Indent # - Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.OneParamPerLine phpcs --standard ruleset.xml -s del.php # In this case the rulset1.xml excludes the OneParamPerLine # - In this case NO errors are reported. phpcs --standard ruleset1.xml -s del.php Thx Derek

Cant see how to upload files. Here are the 3 files. del.php <?php function getGood( $sParam1, $sParam11, $sParam12, $sParam2, $sParam3 ) { echo 123; return; } function getBad_Indent( $sParam1, $sParam11, $sParam12, $sParam2, $sParam3 ) { echo 123; return; } function getBad_Indent_MultiParamsOnOneLine( $sParam1, $sParam11, $sParam12, $sParam2, $sParam3 ) { echo 123; return; } ruleset.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <ruleset name=""> <description></description> <rule ref="PSR2"> </rule> </ruleset> ruleset1.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <ruleset name=""> <description></description> <rule ref="PSR2"> <exclude name="Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.ContentAfterComma" /> </rule> </ruleset>

The exclude tag only allows you to exclude an entire sniff. From 1.5.0 onwards, you can also exclude an entire standard or directory of sniffs. But the way to mute a single error message is like this: <rule ref="Squiz.Functions.MultiLineFunctionDeclaration.ContentAfterComma"> <severity>0</severity> </rule> Excluding a single sniff using the exclude tag sounds like a good feature though, so I'll turn this into a feature request for adding that syntax.

I've added support in for this to the 1.5 branch. Commit is here: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/commit/1d416db921cbde2f45ef06d104 633b2fc68db1e2