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To detect constants, use defined, and to define constants, use define. Note that the constants to be detected need to use quotation marks (either single or double), such as:
The code is as follows
if (defined('CONST_NAME')) {
//do something
}
Variable detection uses isset. Note that if the variable is not declared or is assigned a value of NULL when declared, isset returns FALSE, such as:
The code is as follows
if (isset($var_name)) {
//do something
}
Use function_exists for function detection. Note that the function name to be detected also needs to use quotation marks, such as:
if (function_exists('fun_name')) {
fun_name();
}
Without further ado, let’s look at an example
The code is as follows
/* Determine whether the constant exists*/
if (defined('MYCONSTANT')) {
echo MYCONSTANT;
}
//Determine whether the variable exists
if (isset($myvar)) {
echo "Variable $myvar.";
}
//Determine whether the function exists
if (function_exists('imap_open')) {
echo "Function imag_openn exists";
} else {
echo "Function imag_open does not exist";
}
?>
function_exists determines whether the function exists
The code is as follows
if (function_exists('test_func')) {
echo "Function test_func exists";
} else {
echo "Function test_func does not exist";
}
?>
filter_has_var function
The filter_has_var() function checks whether a variable of the specified input type exists.
If successful, return true, otherwise return false.
The code is as follows
if(!filter_has_var(INPUT_GET, "name"))
{
echo("Input type does not exist");
}
else
{
echo("Input type exists");
}
?>
The output is. Input type exists