Constants
Define And Accessing Constant
define("SPORT", "Hockey"); // define a constant SPORT
echo "I play " . constant("SPORT"); echo "I play " . (SPORT); // another way of accessing constant.
I play Hockey
I play Hockey
I play Hockey
define("RANK", 10); // define a constant RANK
echo "Player rank: " . constant("RANK"); echo "Player rank " . (RANK); echo "Player rank increased " . (RANK + 1);
Player rank 10
Player rank 10
Player rank increased 11
Player rank 10
Player rank increased 11
Assign A Constant Value To A Variable
define("SPORT", "Hockey"); // define a constant SPORT
$sport = SPORT; echo "I play " . $sport;
I play Hockey
Magic Constant
(See documentation)20 echo "Line #:" . __LINE__; // print line# using __LINE__ constant
Line #: 20