how do i use @var on a function variable?

i've got a variable $user that is of data type User (a class).

i've got it in a class method so i can't just type:

/**
 * @var User
 */
$user = Factory::getInstance('User');

because that will work only with class properties, not method variables like in this case.

how could i tell netbeans that that varia开发者_StackOverflowble is of data type User in a method?

Thanks!

From this answer, you can do this:

$user = Factory::getInstance('User');
/* @var $user User */

//netbeans should now autocomplete $user->