== Why is this an issue? include::../description.adoc[] === Exceptions This rule ignores assignments in conditions of `while` statements and assignments enclosed in relational expressions. [source,php] ---- while (($line = next_line()) != NULL) {...} while ($line = next_line()) {...} ---- == How to fix it include::../how-to-fix-it.adoc[] === Code examples ==== Noncompliant code example [source,php,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant] ---- if (($val = value()) && check()) { // Noncompliant } ---- ==== Compliant solution [source,php,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant] ---- $val = value(); if ($val && check()) { } ---- or [source,php,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant] ---- if ($val == value() && check()) { // Original intention might have been to use equality operator and not assignment } ---- include::../see.adoc[] ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[] ''' == Implementation Specification (visible only on this page) include::../message.adoc[] include::../highlighting.adoc[] ''' == Comments And Links (visible only on this page) include::../comments-and-links.adoc[] endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]