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 {
     public static function b(): void
     {
-        test::a();
+        (new test())->a();
     }
 }
 
 test2::b();

PHP snippet to change

<?php

class test
{
    private function a(): int
    {
        return 1;
    }
}
    
class test2
{
    public static function b(): void
    {
        test::a();
    }
}

test2::b();

Applied Rules:

StaticCallOnNonStaticToInstanceCallRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

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

return RectorConfig::configure()
    // A. whole set
    ->withPreparedSets(typeDeclarations: true)
    // demonstrate specific PHP version
    ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_80)
    ->withSets([
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_70,
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_71,
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_72,
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_73,
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_74,
        \Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList::PHP_80
    ]);

Rector version: b855ff - released at 2026-01-22 19:37