#37776 [NEW]: position of define() in source matters

From: karibu at gmx dot net Operating system: MacOS X, MorphOS PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: position of define() in source matters Description: ------------ When I *call* a function which uses a define before this define is actually defined in the source it appears in the function to be undefined. I didn't found this behavoir documented (not in the english or german section) but it would probably very useful as it quickly can lead to unexpected problems w/o instantly possible to detect why (in a script of mine it caused busylooping f.ex.). Reproduce code: --------------- <?php printfoobar(); exit; define(FOO, 'bar'); function printfoobar() { echo FOO; } ?> Expected result: ---------------- bar Actual result: -------------- FOO -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37776&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=mysqlcfg