PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent cannot be exclude from command line

[bhennesAdv]

Describe the bug

The following rule is reported as an error from phpcs but cannot be excluded by the --exclude parameter :
PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent

Code sample

<?php
class TestClass
{
    public function testMethod(string $testParam): void
    {
        echo $testParam;
    }
};

$object = new TestClass();
$object->testMethod(
 'testParam1' //  <== Error is here
);

Custom ruleset

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="My Custom Standard">
	<rule ref="PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent">
		<severity>5</severity>
	</rule>
</ruleset>

To reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create a file called test.php with the code sample above.
2. Create a file called custom-ruleset.xml with the ruleset sample above.
3. Run phpcs test.php --standard=custom-ruleset.xml test.php -s
4. See that the error is detected (So it's active and known) :

FILE: /magento/test.php
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 12 | ERROR | [x] Multi-line function call not indented correctly; expected 4 spaces but found 1
    |       |     (PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHPCBF CAN FIX THE 1 MARKED SNIFF VIOLATIONS AUTOMATICALLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Time: 10ms; Memory: 4MB

5. Run phpcs --standard=custom-ruleset.xml test.php -s --exclude=PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent
6. See the error message below :

ERROR: The specified sniff code "PSR2.Methods.FunctionCallSignature.Indent" is invalid

Run "phpcs --help" for usage information

Expected behavior

The rule should be ignored and the output clean

Versions (please complete the following information)

Operating System	Ubuntu 20.04
PHP version	7.4, 8.1 (both tested)
PHP_CodeSniffer version	3.3.1, 3.7.2 (both tested)
Standard	PSR2
Install type	composer, PHAR archive (both tested)

Additional context

Please confirm:

• [ X] I have searched the issue list and am not opening a duplicate issue.
• [ X] I confirm that this bug is a bug in PHP_CodeSniffer and not in one of the external standards.
• [ X] I have verified the issue still exists in the master branch of PHP_CodeSniffer. (Last release tested, not tested from code)

[jrfnl]

@bhennesAdv The --exclude parameter only takes sniff names, not error codes. This is documented behaviour, not a bug.

Also see #3895 (comment)

Ref: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Usage

[bhennesAdv]

Hello,

Thank you, I had no idea about this difference.
Sorry about that.