note 72069 deleted from function.define by cmb

Note Submitter: stangelanda at arrowquick dot com ---- 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 ?>