constant

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)

constant -- Returns the value of a constant

Description

mixed constant ( string name )

constant() will return the value of the constant indicated by name .

constant() is useful if you need to retrieve the value of a constant, but do not know its name. i.e. It is stored in a variable or returned by a function.

例子 1. constant() example

<?php

define
( "MAXSIZE" , 100 );

echo
MAXSIZE ;
echo
constant ( "MAXSIZE" ); // same thing as the previous line

?>

See also define() , defined() and the section on Constants .