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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

constant — Returns the value of a constant

Description

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.

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Parameters

name

The constant name.

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Return Values

Returns the value of the constant, or NULL if the constant is not defined.

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Errors/Exceptions

An E_WARNING level error is generated if the constant is not defined.

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Examples

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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