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Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? PS [message #175253 is a reply to message #175236]

Mon, 29 August 2011 11:43

alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX
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El 28/08/2011 21:36, eBob.com escribió/wrote:
> I did a simple experiment that I thought might shed some light on this.
> But instead I just increased my confusion.
>
> I tried the following ...
>
> define('SS1SITE',0);
> echo 'ss1site is: '. "SS1SITE\n";
>
> and the output is ...
>
> ss1site is: SS1SITE
>
> My book says that variable substitution happens within double quotes and
> in my limited experience that is true.
>
> Why isn't the variable substitution happening in this case?

Because *constants* are not *variables*.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php

>>> Thank you!
>> in inverse order.
> please do not quote
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		Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: eBob.com on Sun, 28 August 2011 19:18
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? PS By: eBob.com on Sun, 28 August 2011 19:36
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? PS By: Norman Peelman on Sun, 28 August 2011 19:53
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? PS By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 29 August 2011 11:43
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: Denis McMahon on Sun, 28 August 2011 19:43
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: Chuck Anderson on Sun, 28 August 2011 19:48
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: eBob.com on Sun, 28 August 2011 20:57
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: Richard Damon on Mon, 29 August 2011 00:26
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: Peter H. Coffin on Sun, 28 August 2011 20:02
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: A.Reader on Tue, 30 August 2011 13:55
		Re: Why Can't I "define" a Value for a Subscript? By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 30 August 2011 15:09

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