Req #60355 [NEW]: namespace wide and specific constant

From: Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: *General Issues Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:namespace wide and specific constant Description: ------------ It would be great if define() wasn't global throughout the whole app and contained inside the namespace to prevent collisions. It could also be feasible to create a new type of constant that is available throughout an entire namespace; define : Defines a named constant = Global constant throughout execution const  : Class Constants = It is possible to define constant values on a per-class basis remaining the same and unchangeable. Constants differ from normal variables in that you don't use the $ symbol to declare or use them. ?? : namespace wide global nsdefine nsconst also accessible via \my\namespace\MYCONSTANT = It is possible to define constant values on a per-namespace basis remaining the same and unchangeable. Namespace Constants differ from normal variables in that you don't use the $ symbol to declare or use them. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60355&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60355&r=mysqlcfg