note 107164 added to language.constants.syntax

From: Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:23:30 +0000
Subject: note 107164 added to language.constants.syntax
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Constant names shouldn't include operators. Otherwise php doesn't take them as part of the constant name and tries to evaluate them: <?php define("SALARY-WORK",0.02); // set the proportion $salary=SALARY-WORK*$work; // tries to subtract WORK times $work from SALARY ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 46.197.2.248 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.syntax.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/107164 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107164 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/107164 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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