#33353 [NEW]: update 'const' to allow a calculated value, like define()

From: joe at bigeasy dot com Operating system: linux 2.6.11 PHP version: 5.0.4 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: update 'const' to allow a calculated value, like define() Description: ------------ similar to bug request 31554, http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=31554 can const be modified to be assigned output from an expression, similar to the define() function? Reproduce code: --------------- define( 'TEST1', 3+3); //works class devil { const TEST2 = 3+3; //parse error unexpected '+' const TEST3 = (3+3); //parse error unexpected '(' public function __construct() { echo TEST1; echo self::TEST2; echo self::TEST3; } } $obFoo = new devil(); Expected result: ---------------- 666 Actual result: -------------- Parse error: parse error, unexpected '+', expecting ',' or ';' -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33353&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=33353&r=mysqlcfg