1.2.487. Fully Qualified Constants

Constants defined with their namespace.

When defining constants with define() function, it is possible to include the actual namespace : However, the name should be fully qualified without the initial . Here, abc constant will never be accessible as a namespace constant, though it will be accessible via the constant() function.

Also, the namespace will be absolute, and not a relative namespace of the current one.

<?php

define('a\b\c', 1);

?>

1.2.487.1. Connex PHP features

1.2.487.1.1. Suggestions

  • Drop the initial when creating constants with define() : for example, use trim($x, ‘'), which removes anti-slashes before and after.

1.2.487.1.2. Specs

Short name

Namespaces/ConstantFullyQualified

Rulesets

All, Analyze, Changed Behavior

Exakat since

0.8.4

PHP Version

All

Severity

Minor

Time To Fix

Slow (1 hour)

Precision

Very high

Available in

Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud