ReflectionClass::getConstant
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
ReflectionClass::getConstant — Gets defined constant
Description
public ReflectionClass::getConstant ( string $name ) : mixed
Gets the defined constant.
Warning
This function is currently not documented; only its argument list is available.
Parameters
-
name -
The name of the class constant to get.
Return Values
Value of the constant with the name name. Returns false if the constant was not found in the class.
Examples
Example #1 Usage of ReflectionClass::getConstant()
<?php
class Example {
const C1 = false;
const C2 = 'I am a constant';
}
$reflection = new ReflectionClass('Example');
var_dump($reflection->getConstant('C1'));
var_dump($reflection->getConstant('C2'));
var_dump($reflection->getConstant('C3'));
?> The above example will output:
bool(false) string(15) "I am a constant" bool(false)
See Also
- ReflectionClass::getConstants() - Gets constants
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