php array values as constants

Question

Constants variables are defined as:

define('MENU_HOME', 'Úvod');  //slovak
define('MENU_HOME', 'Home');  //english

QUESTION:

How to output array from:

$menu_items = array ('MENU_HOME', 'MENU_ABOUT', 'MENU_CONTACT');

to

$menu_items = array (MENU_HOME, MENU_ABOUT, MENU_CONTACT);

deceze · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-21 09:31:25Z

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This define('MENU_HOME', 'Úvod'); is not global variable, but constant. To get its value by name stored in string, you can use constant function.

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answered Jul 21, 2013 at 9:28

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