ID: 20406
Updated by: tix@php.net
Reported By: fredbird@contactoffice.net
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Variables related
Operating System: Windows XP
PHP Version: 4.2.0
New Comment:
Btw. your example is wrong, you check 'NOM' instead of 'NAME'.
Another thing in your script is "defined(NOM)". You should write
"define('NOM')".
And the last: you can't use "if (NAME)" for a replacement of "if
(defined('NAME'))". In this case NAME is evaluted to the string 'NAME'.
The condition is always TRUE :)
Think about it.
Previous Comments:
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[2002-11-13 07:32:26] cynic@php.net
first, read the code you gave us again. it can't produce the output you
claim
it does. it will output "NOM", and possibly an E_NOTICE. clearly, this
is
not a test case for your perceived problem.
second, i don't know what EasyPHP is, but maybe you should file a PR
with its
vendor?
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[2002-11-13 07:20:19] fredbird@contactoffice.net
I was not asking for support nor help. I know that i can replace "if
(defined(NAME))" by "if (NAME)", for example.
I may be wrong about the place where i reported this bug.
But i wonder how you can explain that this is a good behavior for
defined() : how can a constant have a value that you can have access to
and not be defined ?
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[2002-11-13 04:58:33] derick@php.net
Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a
list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please
visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system
is not the
appropriate forum for asking support questions.
Thank you for your interest in PHP.
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[2002-11-13 04:39:32] fredbird@contactoffice.net
The function defined() always return false within a function or class,
although the value of the constant is still available.
the code :
<?php
define(NAME, "value");
function f() {
if (defined(NOM)) echo "NOM is defined";
echo NOM;
}
f();
?>
will print "value" only. Currently tested with EasyPHP running with a
Windows XP computer.
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