RE: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Constant Scalar Expressions
| From: | Christian Stoller | Date: | Wed, 14 Aug 2013 06:17:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Constant Scalar Expressions | ||
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> Hello all,
>
> I'd like to propose a new RFC for 5.NEXT:
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/const_scalar_expressions
>
> This allows for defining constant expressions which are resolved at compile
> time.
What should that be for?
> const FOO = 1 + 1;
> const BAZ = "HELLO " . "WORLD!";
Why not just writing
const FOO = 2;
const BAZ = "HELLO WORLD!";
I think it makes code les readable. And if you want to give an important hint for the reader of the
code, you can still write comments.
Best regards
Christian