(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
constant — Returns the value of a constant
constant ( string $name ) : mixed
Return the value of the constant indicated by name
.
constant() is useful if you need to retrieve the value of a constant, but do not know its name. I.e. it is stored in a variable or returned by a function.
This function works also with class constants.
name
The constant name.
Returns the value of the constant, or null
if the constant is not defined.
An E_WARNING
level error is generated if the constant is not defined.
Example #1 constant() example
<?php define("MAXSIZE", 100); echo MAXSIZE; echo constant("MAXSIZE"); // same thing as the previous line interface bar { const test = 'foobar!'; } class foo { const test = 'foobar!'; } $const = 'test'; var_dump(constant('bar::'. $const)); // string(7) "foobar!" var_dump(constant('foo::'. $const)); // string(7) "foobar!" ?>
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