Re: Variable vs Constant

Wouldn't it be a lot easier to do that with arrays? miguel On Tue, 28 May 2002, HPS wrote: > i am now working on a project which was developed by some others b4. > As the project is a multi-language enabled, there is a PHP file (language > file) which has all the setting , say > -------------------------------------------- > $i_no_record_exists_msg = "There is no record at the moment."; > $i_no_search_result_msg = "Sorry, your search yielded no results. Please > revise your search query and try again."; > $i_alert_pleasefillin = "Please fill in the "; > $i_email_to = "To"; > $i_status_approve = "Approve"; > $i_status_pendinguser = "Pending"; > $i_status_publish = "Publish"; > $i_status_checkin = "Check In"; > ..... > .. > .. > -------------------------------------------- > > In this language file, over 500 variables are declared. And what i scare is > 1. programmatically, should i change all these to CONSTANT? (coz all these > values will never change) > 2. if there is difference in declaring variable and constant (say, memory > space required), how much harm it will ? > 3. as this file would be included in the entire system....the downside will > be even more.... > > thx > Billy > > > "Hugh Danaher" <hdanaher@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:000701c20620$885cd2e0$0100007f@localhost... > > Billy, > > There must be a limit to the number of variables you can use in php but I > > haven't run up against a limit yet, and php seems to run as fast on my > high > > variable count code as my more mundane code. > > Obviously, the advantage of using variables is that you can group your > > "variables/constants" in one area at the top of your code and when you > need > > to change one of the constants (and you know you will need to do this > > eventually) you won't need to look for it in amongst your code. > > Not really an answer to your question but more of an observation on my > part. > > I hope one of the more experienced will also pipe in. > > Good Luck > > Hugh > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Billy" <hpsquare@yahoo.com> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:46 AM > > Subject: [PHP] Variable vs Constant > > > > > > > what harm will it make if i declear a value as VARIABLE where i should > > make > > > it as CONSTANT actually?? > > > > > > how about if i declear 100 values as VARIABLEs where all are CONSTANTs > > > actually? > > > > > > thx > > > HPS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > >