You need another level of indirection. Try:
$constant_value = $$constant_name ;
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Caplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 27 March 2001 14:19
To: PHP General List
Subject: [PHP] Dynamic constant names
Hi folks
I am trying to create a constant name dynamically and then get at the
value.
// We set up the constant
define( CONSTANT_1 , "Some value" ) ;
// Later we try to use it dynamically ...
$constant_number = 1 ;
$constant_name = ( "CONSTANT_" . $constant_number ) ;
// We try to assign the constant value to a variable...
$constant_value = $constant_name ;
But we find that $constant value still contains the NAME of the
constant, and not the VALUE.
Am I misunderstanding something? Is there any way that this can be done?
Thanks
Geoff Caplan
Caplan Associates
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