From 1b08a745084e2bbb52a194848ce0ff0b86478c81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rxu <rxu@mail.ru>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:15:17 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] [ticket/17496] Sniffer to support question mark nullable type
 syntax

PHPBB-17496
---
 .../phpbb/Sniffs/Namespaces/UnusedUseSniff.php    | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/build/code_sniffer/phpbb/Sniffs/Namespaces/UnusedUseSniff.php b/build/code_sniffer/phpbb/Sniffs/Namespaces/UnusedUseSniff.php
index fd3b6f6ba5..53d94493c6 100644
--- a/build/code_sniffer/phpbb/Sniffs/Namespaces/UnusedUseSniff.php
+++ b/build/code_sniffer/phpbb/Sniffs/Namespaces/UnusedUseSniff.php
@@ -49,11 +49,20 @@ class phpbb_Sniffs_Namespaces_UnusedUseSniff implements Sniff
 			$phpcsFile->addError($error, $stack_pointer, 'FullName');
 		}
 
-		// Check for possible union types like string|MyType|null
+		/* 
+		 * Check for possible union types (like string|MyType|null)
+		 * and question mark nullable type syntax (like ?MyType)
+		 */
 		$types = explode('|', $found_name);
-		if (in_array($short_name, $types, true))
+		foreach ($types as $type)
 		{
-			return true;
+			// Nullable type syntax
+			$type = (strpos($type, '?') === 0) ? substr($type, 1) : $type;
+
+			if ($short_name === $type)
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return false;