private function fixSpaceAboveClassElement(Tokens $tokens, $classStartIndex, $elementIndex)
    {
        static $methodAttr = [T_PRIVATE, T_PROTECTED, T_PUBLIC, T_ABSTRACT, T_FINAL, T_STATIC];

        // find out where the element definition starts
        $firstElementAttributeIndex = $elementIndex;
        for ($i = $elementIndex; $i > $classStartIndex; --$i) {
            $nonWhiteAbove = $tokens->getNonWhitespaceSibling($i, -1);
            if (null !== $nonWhiteAbove && $tokens[$nonWhiteAbove]->isGivenKind($methodAttr)) {
                $firstElementAttributeIndex = $nonWhiteAbove;
            } else {
                break;
            }
        }

        // deal with comments above a element
        if ($tokens[$nonWhiteAbove]->isGivenKind(T_COMMENT)) {
            if (1 === $firstElementAttributeIndex - $nonWhiteAbove) {
                // no white space found between comment and element start
                $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, 1);

                return;
            }

            // $tokens[$nonWhiteAbove+1] is always a white space token here
            if (substr_count($tokens[$nonWhiteAbove + 1]->getContent(), "\n") > 1) {
                // more than one line break, always bring it back to 2 line breaks between the element start and what is above it
                $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, 2);

                return;
            }

            // there are 2 cases:
            if ($tokens[$nonWhiteAbove - 1]->isWhitespace() && substr_count($tokens[$nonWhiteAbove - 1]->getContent(), "\n") > 0) {
                // 1. The comment is meant for the element (although not a PHPDoc),
                //    make sure there is one line break between the element and the comment...
                $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, 1);
                //    ... and make sure there is blank line above the comment (with the exception when it is directly after a class opening)
                $nonWhiteAbove = $this->findCommentBlockStart($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove);
                $nonWhiteAboveComment = $tokens->getNonWhitespaceSibling($nonWhiteAbove, -1);

                $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAboveComment, $nonWhiteAbove, $nonWhiteAboveComment === $classStartIndex ? 1 : 2);
            } else {
                // 2. The comment belongs to the code above the element,
                //    make sure there is a blank line above the element (i.e. 2 line breaks)
                $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, 2);
            }

            return;
        }

        // deal with element without a PHPDoc above it
        if (false === $tokens[$nonWhiteAbove]->isGivenKind(T_DOC_COMMENT)) {
            $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, $nonWhiteAbove === $classStartIndex ? 1 : 2);

            return;
        }

        // there should be one linebreak between the element and the PHPDoc above it
        $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbove, $firstElementAttributeIndex, 1);

        // there should be one blank line between the PHPDoc and whatever is above (with the exception when it is directly after a class opening)
        $nonWhiteAbovePHPDoc = $tokens->getNonWhitespaceSibling($nonWhiteAbove, -1);
        $this->correctLineBreaks($tokens, $nonWhiteAbovePHPDoc, $nonWhiteAbove, $nonWhiteAbovePHPDoc === $classStartIndex ? 1 : 2);
    }