(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
Checks whether a given named constant exists
bool defined ( string $name )
Checks whether the given constant exists and is defined.
Note:
If you want to see if a variable exists, use isset() as defined() only applies to constants. If you want to see if a function exists, use function_exists().
Parameters:
name
The constant name.
Returns:
Returns TRUE
if the named constant given by name
has been defined, FALSE
otherwise.
Examples:
Checking Constants
<?php /* Note the use of quotes, this is important. This example is checking * if the string 'TEST' is the name of a constant named TEST */ if (defined('TEST')) { echo TEST; } ?>
See also:
define() -
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