There are seven magic constants whose values change depending on their location in the code. For example, the value of __LINE__ depends on the line it is in the script. These special constants are not case-sensitive and are as follows:
Name | Description |
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__LINE__ | The current line number in the file. |
__FILE__ | The full path and file name of the file. If used within an included file, returns the name of the included file. Since PHP 4.0.2, __FILE__ always contains an absolute path (or the resolved absolute path in the case of a symbolic link), while versions before that sometimes contained A relative path. |
__DIR__ | The directory where the file is located. If used within an included file, returns the directory where the included file is located. It is equivalent to dirname(__FILE__). Directory names do not include the trailing slash unless they are the root directory.(New in PHP 5.3.0) = |
__FUNCTION__ | Function name (new in PHP 4.3.0). Since PHP 5 this constant returns the name of the function as it was defined (case sensitive). In PHP 4 this value is always lowercase. |
__CLASS__ | The name of the class (new in PHP 4.3.0). Since PHP 5 this constant returns the name of the class when it was defined (case sensitive). In PHP 4 this value is always lowercase. |
__METHOD__ | The method name of the class (newly added in PHP 5.0.0). Returns the name of the method as it was defined (case-sensitive). |
__NAMESPACE__ | The name of the current namespace (case sensitive). This constant is defined at compile time (new in PHP 5.3.0) |