Class Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Constant 

class Constant
{
    public function __construct(string $name);
    public function __toString(): string;
}

A constant intermediate representation.

A constant is a property of a class entity.

Examples

In this example, a new constant FOO is built, with a protected visibility, and a value sets to 42.

$constant             = new Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Constant('FOO');
$constant->visibility = $constant::VISIBILITY_PROTECTED;
$constant->value      = '42';

assert('protected const FOO = 42' === (string) $constant);

Constants

public const VISIBILITY_PUBLIC = 0;

Represent a public constant.

public const VISIBILITY_PROTECTED = 1;

Represent a protected constant.

public const VISIBILITY_PRIVATE = 2;

Represent a private constant.

Attributes

public $visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC;

The visibility of the attribute, represented by the self::VISIBILITY_* constants.

public $name

Represent the name of the constant.

public $value = null;

A string containing only PHP code representing the value of the constant.

public $documentation = '';

Associated documentation of the constant.

Methods

public function __construct(string $name)

Allocate a constant with a name. This is the only mandatory information.

public function __toString(): string

Transform this intermediate representation into its PHP representation.

The original formatting is not kept. The applied formatting is designed for Kitab.