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1.8 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
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<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/misc.xml, last change in rev 1.38 -->
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<refentry id="function.constant">
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>constant</refname>
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<refpurpose>Returns the value of a constant</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<methodsynopsis>
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<type>mixed</type><methodname>constant</methodname>
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<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<simpara>
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<function>constant</function> will return the value of the
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constant indicated by <parameter>name</parameter>.
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</simpara>
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<simpara>
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<function>constant</function> is useful if you need to retrieve
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the value of a constant, but do not know it's name. i.e. It is
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stored in a variable or returned by a function.
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</simpara>
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<para>
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<example>
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<title><function>constant</function> example</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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define ("MAXSIZE", 100);
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echo MAXSIZE;
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echo constant("MAXSIZE"); // same thing as the previous line
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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</example>
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</para>
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<para>
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See also <function>define</function>,
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<function>defined</function> and the section on <link
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linkend="language.constants">Constants</link>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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