Req #28040 [Com]: __DIR__ - Another 'magic constant'
Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28040&edit=1
ID: 28040
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Reported by: fb at fbeyer dot com
Summary: __DIR__ - Another 'magic constant'
Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: *
PHP Version: *
New Comment:
"we will not add this"
http://php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php
:)
Previous Comments:
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[2004-04-18 01:01:41] derick@php.net
Just use dirname(__FILE__) if you need this information, we will not add
this.
regards,
Derick
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[2004-04-17 20:23:00] helly@php.net
This would also ease writing test scripts.
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[2004-04-17 19:50:45] fb at fbeyer dot com
Description:
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It would be extremely handy to extend the 'magic constant' family by
__DIR__ - a constant poining to the directory where the current file is
located, ending with a directory separator slash.
__DIR__ could be defined in user-land by
<?php
// Defined as constant - so it won't be usable for
// other files...
define('__DIR__', dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
// Use __DIR__
require __DIR__ . 'another-file-for-this-library.php';
?>
Many scripts (e.g. SMARTY_DIR) already define variables/constants for
this purpose. __DIR__ would be a nice feature to write include_path
independent scripts.
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