Re: define (true/false)
| From: | André Medeiros | Date: | Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:52:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: define (true/false) | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 14:41 +0200, Jochem Maas wrote:
> André Medeiros wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 17:17 -0400, Sebastian wrote:
> >
> >>i never really used constants before so this may sound stupid..
> >>when you define a constant using define() and want to return true/false
> >>is this logical:
> >>
> >>if($bars == 3)
> >>{
> >> define('BAR', 1);
> >>}
> >>
> >>then:
> >>
> >>if(BAR)
> >>{
>
> ...
>
> >
> >
> > That's an incorrect use for constants. Use variables for that =]
>
> WHY?
>
> >
>
Well, IMHO, constants have a specific value, for stuff like
define( 'PROJECT_STATUS_PLANNING', 1 );
define( 'PROJECT_STATUS_ACTIVE', 2 );
and
if( $project_stauts == PROJECT_STATUS_PLANNING ) {
}
etc etc.
It just sounds weird...