Pros and Cons of Interface constants [closed]

Answer 1

I think that its usually better to handle constants, specially enumerated constants, as a separate type ("class") from your interface:

define(TYPE_CONNECT, 'connect');
define(TYPE_DELETE , 'delete');
define(TYPE_GET    , 'get');
define(TYPE_HEAD   , 'head');
define(TYPE_OPTIONS, 'options');
define(TYPE_POST   , 'post');
define(TYPE_PUT    , 'put');

interface IFoo
{
  function /* int */ readSomething();
  function /* void */ ExecuteSomething(/* int */ param);
}

class CBar implements IFoo
{
  function /* int */ readSomething() { ...}
  function /* void */ ExecuteSomething(/* int */ param) { ... }
}

or, if you want to use a class as a namespace:

class TypeHTTP_Enums
{
  const TYPE_CONNECT = 'connect';
  const TYPE_DELETE  = 'delete';
  const TYPE_GET     = 'get';
  const TYPE_HEAD    = 'head';
  const TYPE_OPTIONS = 'options';
  const TYPE_POST    = 'post';
  const TYPE_PUT     = 'put';
}

interface IFoo
{
  function /* int */ readSomething();
  function /* void */ ExecuteSomething(/* int */ param);
}

class CBar implements IFoo
{
  function /* int */ readSomething() { ...}
  function /* void */ ExecuteSomething(/* int */ param) { ... }
}

Its not that you are using just constants, you are using the concept of enumerated values or enumerations, which a set of restricted values, are considered a specific type, with a specific usage ("domain" ? )