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 <div>
-    <?php for ($i = 5; $i <= count($items); $i++) : ?>
+    
+$counter = count($items);<?php for ($i = 5; $i <= $counter; $i++) : ?>
         <p>Item <?php echo $i; ?></p>
     <?php endfor; ?>
-</div>
+</div>

PHP snippet to change

<div>
    <?php for ($i = 5; $i <= count($items); $i++) : ?>
        <p>Item <?php echo $i; ?></p>
    <?php endfor; ?>
</div>

Applied Rules:

ForRepeatedCountToOwnVariableRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\For_\ForRepeatedCountToOwnVariableRector;
use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withRules([ForRepeatedCountToOwnVariableRector::class]);

Rector version: 6d8bee - released at 2026-05-04 23:43