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Deprecated 'assertEquals/assertNotEquals' usage

Reports deprecated usages of the assertEquals and assertNotEquals functions with $delta, $maxDepth, $canonicalize, and $ignoreCase parameters.

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The optional $delta, $maxDepth, $canonicalize, and $ignoreCase parameters of the assertEquals and assertNotEquals functions are deprecated and will be removed in PHPUnit 9.

See Usage of the assertEquals function (phpunit.readthedocs.io) for details.

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Last modified: 18 September 2025