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Clarify what it means to use undefined constants.

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Philip Olson 2003-06-10 04:30:35 +00:00
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.32 $ -->
<!-- $Revision: 1.33 $ -->
<chapter id="language.constants">
<title>Constants</title>
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</note>
<simpara>
If you use an undefined constant, PHP assumes that you mean
the name of the constant itself. A
<link linkend="ref.errorfunc">notice</link> will be issued
when this happens. Use the <function>defined</function>-function if
you want to know if a constant is set.
the name of the constant itself, just as if you called it as
a <type>string</type> (CONSTANT vs "CONSTANT"). An error of level
<link linkend="ref.errorfunc">E_NOTICE</link> will be issued
when this happens. See also the manual entry on why
<link linkend="language.types.array.foo-bar">$foo[bar]</link> is
wrong (unless you first <function>define</function>
<literal>bar</literal> as a constant). If you simply want to check if a
constant is set, use the <function>defined</function> function.
</simpara>
<para>
These are the differences between constants and variables: