(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)
get_defined_constants — Returns an associative array with the names of all the constants and their values
Returns the names and values of all the constants currently defined. This includes those created by extensions as well as those created with the define() function.
Causing this function to return a multi-dimensional array with categories in the keys of the first dimension and constants and their values in the second dimension.
<?php
define("MY_CONSTANT", 1);
print_r(get_defined_constants(true));
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[Core] => Array
(
[E_ERROR] => 1
[E_WARNING] => 2
[E_PARSE] => 4
[E_NOTICE] => 8
[E_CORE_ERROR] => 16
[E_CORE_WARNING] => 32
[E_COMPILE_ERROR] => 64
[E_COMPILE_WARNING] => 128
[E_USER_ERROR] => 256
[E_USER_WARNING] => 512
[E_USER_NOTICE] => 1024
[E_ALL] => 2047
[TRUE] => 1
)
[pcre] => Array
(
[PREG_PATTERN_ORDER] => 1
[PREG_SET_ORDER] => 2
[PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE] => 256
[PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY] => 1
[PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE] => 2
[PREG_SPLIT_OFFSET_CAPTURE] => 4
[PREG_GREP_INVERT] => 1
)
[user] => Array
(
[MY_CONSTANT] => 1
)
)
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.1 | Windows only : Core constants are categorized under Core, previously mhash. |
| 5.3.0 | Core constants are categorized under Core, previously internal. On Windows, the Core Constants are categorized under mhash. |
| 5.2.11 | The categorize parameter now operates appropriately. Previously, the categorize parameter was interpreted as !is_null($categorize), making any value other than NULL force the constants to be categorized. |
| 5.0.0 | The categorize parameter was added. |
Example #1 get_defined_constants() Example
<?php
print_r(get_defined_constants());
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[E_ERROR] => 1
[E_WARNING] => 2
[E_PARSE] => 4
[E_NOTICE] => 8
[E_CORE_ERROR] => 16
[E_CORE_WARNING] => 32
[E_COMPILE_ERROR] => 64
[E_COMPILE_WARNING] => 128
[E_USER_ERROR] => 256
[E_USER_WARNING] => 512
[E_USER_NOTICE] => 1024
[E_ALL] => 2047
[TRUE] => 1
)