get_defined_constants
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)
get_defined_constants — Returns an associative array with the names of all the constants and their values
Description
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.
Parameters
- categorize
-
May be passed, 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 ( [internal] => 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 ) )
Note: The value of the categorize parameter is irrelevant, only its presence is considered.
Return values
ChangeLog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.0.0 | The categorize parameter was added. |
Examples
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 )