PHP - define constant inside a class

Question

How can I define a constant inside a class, and make it so it\'s visible only when called in a class context?

....something like Foo::app()->MYCONSTANT;

Answer 1

You can define a class constant in php. But your class constant would be accessible from any object instance as well. This is php's functionality. However, as of php7.1, you can define your class constants with access modifiers (public, private or protected).

A work around would be to define your constant as private or protected and then make them readable via a static function. This function should only return the constant values if called from the static context.

You can also create this static function in your parent class and simply inherit this parent class on all other classes to make it a default functionality.

Credits: http://dwellupper.io/post/48/defining-class-constants-in-php