Try Rector Online | Rector - Automated Way to Instantly Upgrade and Refactor any PHP code

Run Rector on your code to see what it can do for you:

 <?php
 
 final class DemoFile
 {
-    public function run(bool $permission): bool
-    {
-        switch ($permission) {
-            case 'VIEW':
-                return false;
-            case 'EDIT':
-                return true;
-        }
-
-        // Comment
-        return true;
+    public function run(bool $permission): bool
+    {
+        return match ($permission) {
+            'VIEW' => false,
+            'EDIT' => true,
+            default => true,
+        };
     }
 }

PHP snippet to change

<?php

final class DemoFile
{
    public function run(bool $permission): bool
    {
        switch ($permission) {
            case 'VIEW':
                return false;
            case 'EDIT':
                return true;
        }

        // Comment
        return true;
    }
}

Applied Rules:

ChangeSwitchToMatchRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Property\TypedPropertyFromAssignsRector;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withRules([
        Rector\Php80\Rector\Switch_\ChangeSwitchToMatchRector::class
    ]);

Rector version: e65ac6 - released at 2026-02-05 16:20