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The ReflectionConstant class

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The ReflectionConstant class reports information about a global constant.

Intro

The ReflectionConstant class reports information about a global constant.

Class synopsis

class ReflectionConstant implements Reflector { }

Properties

name: Name of the constant. Read-only, throws ReflectionException in attempt to write.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.5.0	The class is no longer final.

In this section

ReflectionConstant::__construct

Constructs a ReflectionConstant

ReflectionConstant::__toString

Returns string representation

ReflectionConstant::getAttributes

Gets Attributes

ReflectionConstant::getExtension

Gets ReflectionExtension of the defining extension

ReflectionConstant::getExtensionName

Gets name of the defining extension

ReflectionConstant::getFileName

Gets name of the defining file

ReflectionConstant::getName

Gets name

ReflectionConstant::getNamespaceName

Gets namespace name

ReflectionConstant::getShortName

Gets short name

ReflectionConstant::getValue

Gets value

ReflectionConstant::isDeprecated

Checks if deprecated

Source: reference/reflection/reflectionconstant.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)