Bug Report

Minimal PHP Code Causing Issue

See https://getrector.com/demo/e83ea115-35d4-4945-ba71-c5a66af05ce2

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class HelloWorld {
	public function getValue(): int|false|null {
		/** @var int|false|null */
		return filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'value', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
	}
}

Responsible rules

• RemoveNonExistingVarAnnotationRector

Expected Behavior

The @var annotation should not be removed, it is used to annotate the value being returned.

This syntax is understood by PHPStan, Psalm and PhpStorm.