RE: [PHP] Is "Function Constants" the Correct Term?
| From: | Mark Charette | Date: | Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:11:03 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Is "Function Constants" the Correct Term? | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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The specific statements:
From http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php
'Once a constant is defined, it can never be changed or undefined.'
'Only scalar data (boolean, integer, float and string) can be contained in
constants.'
'Constants may not be redefined or undefined once they have been set'
'Constants may only evaluate to scalar values'
Unambiguous.
To paraphrase the comments from the old ANSI C group, "Any violation of the
rules may cause missles to fly from your nose".
Mark C.