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Re: define ('NL', "<br />"); can I define a constant var ?

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:51:20 +0100, J?rn Andersen wrote:
> I do understand the basics about scope, so that makes sense - and I
> would probably have used constants a bit more if I had been aware that
> constants work across scopes ...
>
> Is there any reason why it is better/worse to use constants instead of
> global $var in functions?

Well, the other thing is that constants are ... well, constant. They
don't change, nothing in the code running can affect them. They won't
get screwed up by logical or programming errors, like mistaking = for
==.

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define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? cate <catebekensail@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-21 16:06 -0800
  Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Adam Harvey <usenet@adamharvey.name> - 2013-01-22 00:44 +0000
    Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? BobMCT <r.mariotti@fdcx.net> - 2013-01-21 21:16 -0500
      Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Kim André Akerø <kimandre@nospambetadome.com> - 2013-01-22 03:50 +0100
  Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? denisb <newdb@no-log.org> - 2013-01-22 08:17 +0100
  Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-01-22 09:39 +0100
    Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2013-01-22 19:43 +0100
      Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-01-22 18:58 +0000
        Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2013-01-22 20:08 +0100
          Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-01-23 01:35 +0100
          Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-01-23 10:59 +0100
        Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-01-22 19:40 +0000
      Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-01-23 10:55 +0100
    Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Jørn Andersen <jorn@jorna.dk> - 2013-01-22 23:51 +0100
      Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Shake <alex.estevezQUENO@QUENOfilnet.es> - 2013-01-23 00:08 +0100
        Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Jørn Andersen <jorn@jorna.dk> - 2013-01-23 00:51 +0100
          Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-01-22 19:03 -0600
          Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Shake <alex.estevezQUENO@QUENOfilnet.es> - 2013-01-23 03:42 +0100
      Re: define ('NL', "<br />");  can I define a constant var ? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-01-22 19:50 -0500

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