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Posted by Vidyut Luther on 11/14/93 11:22
Exactly,
CONSTANTS are ... "eternal truths" to the program, they shouldn't
change, constants should not be changing based on arguments being
passed, or other variables.
by definition, it's no longer a constant, and a misuse of the define
() function.
On Jul 28, 2005, at 8:46 AM, Jay Blanchard wrote:
> [snip]
>
> WHY?
> [/snip]
>
> [moresnip]
> But you would never want to use a variable to determine a constant
> because the variable is not likely to be the same (that is why we call
> them variables) on any iteration. Using constants in expressions is
> OK,
> for instance
>
> if(BAR == $foo){
> ...stuff...
> }
>
> But modifying a constant is a no-no.
> [/moresnip]
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