Re: Allow objects in define()

From: Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:44:03 +0000
Subject: Re: Allow objects in define()
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> 
> Not sure about specific use cases, for me the important aspect here is to
> avoid arbitrary restrictions. For example, define() accepts resources, and
> this is used for some core constants like STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR.
> 

Per the documentation [1], defining resource constants is supposed to “cause unpredictable
behavio[u]r” and is “not recommended”. Is this correct or just FUD?

[1]: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php
<https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php>

—Claude

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