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@phpstan-assert-if-false

The @phpstan-assert-if-false tag asserts the given type when the function returns false, defined by PHPStan. It is one of the @phpstan-assert family of narrowing tags.

"@phpstan-assert-if-false" <Type> <Variable> [ <Description> ]

Parsing a @phpstan-assert-if-false tag produces an AssertIfFalseTag instance, carrying the asserted $type and $variable alongside the $name and optional $description every Tag already provides.

final class AssertIfFalseTag extends TypedVariableTag {}

The same AssertIfFalseTag is produced by @psalm-assert-if-false and @phan-assert-if-false, which restate the same assertion for their respective tools.

Documented by PHPStan.

08 July 2026