Identifier Confusions¶

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Identifiers are used both for constant names and for class names (CITE). Depending on the situation, they may be confused one for the other: here, A is a constant, and its value is accessible for dynamic code purposes. Yet, A() cannot be used.

There is no syntax to call dynamically a function whose name is stored in a constant, without resorting to a call the the constant() function or a temporary variable.

See Also¶

What is in an identifier [Try me]

PHP Features¶