constant

constant

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

constantReturns the value of a constant

Description

mixed constant ( string $name )

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.

This function works also with class constants.