note 72069 added to function.define

An improvement on the function from bobbykjack at yahoo dot co dot uk on the concept by richard dot quadling at bandvulc dot co dot uk: <?php function adefine($constant_name, $value=null) { static $increment = 0; // 1 for bitmask if (is_null($value)) { define($constant_name, ++$increment); // $increment=$increment<<1 for bitmask } else { define($constant_name, $value); if (is_numeric($value)) { $increment = $value; } } } ?> If you pass it a second argument it defines it normally, and resets the increment if the value is numeric. This way the function can replace define, and you can reset the counter for a new set of constants. <?php adefine ('RULE_CALLBACK_FORMAT', 1); // 1 adefine ('RULE_CHANGE_CALLBACK_ON_ERROR'); // 2 adefine ('RULE_CHANGE_COMPARE_DATE'); // 3 adefine('KEYWORD', 'hodgepodge'); // hodgepodge <-- defined normally adefine ('RULE_CHANGE_ON_DATE'); // 4 adefine ('ERROR_DESC', 1); // 1 <-- Counter reset adefine ('ERROR_EXPECTED_RESULT'); // 2 ?> ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 207.32.22.145 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/72069 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72069 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/72069 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php