note 72741 added to function.define

Couldn't see this beeing brought up, so I write it here so all can be clear: <?php define('test', 8); $foo[8] = "debug 1"; $foo['test'] = "debug 2"; print $foo[test]; // "debug 1" print $foo['test']; // "debug 2" ?> What happens when we use a string variable as key? <?php $str = "test"; print $foo[$str]; ?> One (wrong) way of reasoning: => $str outputs just test (without quotes) => $foo[$str] should then translate to $foo[test] => $foo[test] whould translate to $foo[8] (because test is a defined constant) => output should then be "debug 1" This is wrong! ..but I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought about this.. ;) Both $foo[$str] and $foo["$str"] outputs "debug 2" ---- Server IP: 129.16.214.50 Probable Submitter: 80.203.230.217 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/72741 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72741 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/72741 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php