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To: Pawel Bernat <asm@asm.flynet.pl>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [Fwd: [PHP] constant() - php5]
From: jochem@iamjochem.com (Jochem Maas)

Pawel Bernat wrote:
>><?
>>
>>$cnst = "DEBUG";
>>
>>// what I want to do but can't
>>if ($dbg = constant($cnst)) {
>>	// do stuff
>>}
>>
>>// the only real option, it seems - bit long winded to get round a stupid (IMHO)
>>if (defined($cnst) && ($dbg = constant($cnst))) {
>>	// do stuff
>>}
> 
> What is stupid with validating name before using it?

its inconsistent to trigger an E_WARNING when doing:

echo constant('CNST');

when:

echo CNST;

only triggers an E_NOTICE.
(assuming, in both cases that CNST is not defined).

IMHO it should at most trigger an E_NOTICE.

> 
> p.