You can have "const" outside namespaces but they are not real compile-time constants. They are set during execution in the same way as define() does.
<?php const DIR = dirname(__FILE__); echo DIR; ?> Thanks. Dmitry. > -----Original Message----- > From: Johannes Schlьter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:48 PM > To: Dmitry Stogov > Cc: 'PHP Internals List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Constans in namesapces > > > Hi Dmitry, > > On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 13:02 +0400, Dmitry Stogov wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The proposed patch implements namespace support for constants. It > > allows to declare constants in namespaces in the same way as in > > classes. And these constants may be used in the same may as > > namespaces' functions. > > I like the idea. Am I right with the assumption, from > scrolling over the patch, that "const" outside any namespace > would work, too, meaning we could get compile-time constants > even outside a namespace? > > johannes > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
