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What steps should be taken if matching method names are found inside traits?

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When multiple traits in PHP contain methods with the same names, a conflict arises. To resolve it, you need to explicitly specify which method to use or override the method in the class.

This is done using the insteadof and as operators in the trait use declaration:

trait A {
    public function foo() {
        echo "A::foo";
    }
}

trait B {
    public function foo() {
        echo "B::foo";
    }
}

class MyClass {
    use A, B {
        B::foo insteadof A; // use foo from trait B
        A::foo as fooFromA;  // give an alias to the foo method from A
    }
}

$obj = new MyClass();
$obj->foo();       // calls B::foo
$obj->fooFromA();  // calls A::foo

If the conflict is not resolved, PHP will throw an error. You can also override the method in the class itself to provide your own implementation.

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