Re: What is wrong with this code?

On 28 April 2010 10:57, Gary . <php-general@garydjones.name> wrote: > On 4/28/10, Jochem Maas wrote: >>>     >> class Pg_Error >>>     >> { >>>        const INTEGRITY_CONST_UNIQUE = '23505'; >> >> this is a class constant >> >>>     >>     private static $errors = >>>     >>         array(INTEGRITY_CONST_UNIQUE => 'uniqueness >>> constraint >>>     violated'); > [...] >> unfortunately you cannot use a classes >> own >> constants in the definition of the $errors var > > Huh? IWFM. Is it defined in the language that it does not work, or > might not work depending on the runtime environment? IMO it should > work (given the declaration order) but I know statics do have a > tendency (certainly in other laguages) to be somewhat "special". > Shouldn't be any problems using a classes constants in the definition of an array in the same class. However, to avoid possible extra work down the line, I wouldn't use Pg_Error::YOUR_CONSTANT inside the class, I'd use self::YOUR_CONSTANT Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fake51 BeWelcome: Fake51 Couchsurfing: Fake51 </hype>