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What are PHP OOP class constants?
Saad AkbarOverview
The word constant emphasizes that something is unchangeable. Class constants can be helpful to declare some constant data within a class. Using the const keyword enables us to communicate a constant in a class.
A constant can be accessed outside the class by writing the class name, the scope resolution operator:: and then the constant's name.
Example
<?php
class Description {
const DESCRIPTION_MESSAGE = "Study PHP Class Constants from Educative!";
}
echo Description::DESCRIPTION_MESSAGE;
?>
Implementing constants inside class
Explanation
- Lines 2–5: We declare a class named
Descriptionand a constant namedDESCRIPTION_MESSAGEwhich holds a specific message. - Line 7: We print the constant by accessing it from outside the class
Description.
We can access a constant within a class through the self keyword, which is followed by the scope resolution operator ::, and then the constant name.
Example
<?php
class Description {
const DESCRIPTON_MESSAGE = "Thank you for visiting W3Schools.com!";
public function CallInsideClass() {
echo self::DESCRIPTON_MESSAGE;
}
}
$d1 = new Description();
$d1->CallInsideClass();
?>Accessing a constant within the class
Explanation
- Lines 2–3: We declare a class named
Descriptionand a constant namedDESCRIPTION_MESSAGEwhich holds a specific message. - Lines 4–5: We call a public function
CallInsideClass(). This function prints the class constant. As it is a public function, we can call it from outside the class. - Lines 9–10: We create a new class
object. This object then calls the public class functionCallInsideClass().
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