#46304 [Bgs]: definening namespaced constant using define() defines CASE SENSITIVE namespace

ID: 46304 User updated by: kenashkov at gmail dot com Reported By: kenashkov at gmail dot com Status: Bogus -Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem +Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: GNU/Linux debian lenny PHP Version: 5.3CVS-2008-10-15 (snap) New Comment: I know it is during runtime, but instead of marking it as bogus, would be better to document it. I'm changing the category. This behaviour has to be documented, or fixed. Is it possible to remap to lowercase internally the result of the define('CaSe::Sensitive::const')? Or is undesirable from consistant POV? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-15 15:57:01] felipe@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php The define() works in runtime. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-15 15:39:29] kenashkov at gmail dot com <? namespace NS1::ns2; const const2 = 'value2'; define('NS1::ns2::const1','value'); $dc = get_defined_constants(true); print '<pre>'.print_r($dc['user'],true).'</pre>'; ?> gives Array ( [ns1::ns2::const2] => value2 [NS1::ns2::const1] => value ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-15 15:36:32] kenashkov at gmail dot com changed summary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-15 15:33:34] kenashkov at gmail dot com I had a quick look again over the docs and nowhere is documented that the namespaces are case insensitive. I think this should go in the docs, as well if this issue with define() wont be fixed, to be documented too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-15 15:29:42] kenashkov at gmail dot com Description: ------------ The current implementatino of namespaces is case INSENSITIVE. But defining a constant using define and having capitals in the namespace makes the defined constant unreachable. We can verify this using get_defined_constants(). In case a constant was defined like: <? namespace NS1::ns2; const const1; ?> we can see the the defined constant/namespace is in fact: ns1::ns2::const1; But if the constant was defined using define(), it is kept with the capitalization: <? define('NS1::ns2::const1','value'); ?> get_defined_constants() gives NS1::ns2::const1. But because the namespaces are case insensitive the call: <? print NS1::ns2::const1; ?> resolves in fact to ns1::ns2::const1 which is undefined. Reproduce code: --------------- <? define('NS1::ns2::const1','value'); print NS1::ns2::const1;//error //print ns1::ns2::const1;//would give error too ?> Expected result: ---------------- value Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Class 'NS1::ns2' not found in /home/local/tests/t35.php on line 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46304&edit=1