Creating an eregi_replace loop using define()

ShawnK

Ok, this question is fairly straight-forward. I have multiple language files stored in a directory. Each language file looks something like this:

<?php

define( "__TITLE__" , "KurtzDownloadDB" 
);

?>

There is about 100+ entries like that. Now I need to run a loop with all of those defined variables. Is there a way to do this?

I am using this for a layout class. I need it to loop thorugh each tag and replace it with the specified value.

devinemke

Originally posted by ShawnK
...There is about 100+ entries like that. Now I need to run a loop with all of those defined variables. Is there a way to do this?

those aren't variables, they are constants. you can use [man]get_defined_constants[/man] to loop thru them all.

ShawnK

After I posted I tried to look in the manual again and I found that one but the problem is that it shows ALL the constants . It has at least 200 values, not including my own. Is there a way to show only that constants defined on page X?

devinemke

i suggest that rather than defining a bunch constants, simply store them all in an array using the same key/value structure:

$array = array(
'__TITLE__' => 'KurtzDownloadDB',
// etc...
);

you can always loop thru and define as constants later if you wish. at any rate you will then have agile way of manipulating all of them in one go.

Weedpacket

If there's no simple one-many relationship between template slots and pages on which they're used (with Slot A used on pages 1,2,3, and Slot B used on pages 2,3,4, for example), then I'd go with devinemke's suggestion, only the other way around. Define all the constants, and then declare arrays that use those constants.

define('__TITLE__', 'KurtzDownloadDB');
//...
$array = array('__TITLE__', __TITLE__,
//...
);

But one thing I'd recommend is to not use constants using this XXXX format: PHP's magic constants (e.g., FILE, LINE, METHOD) have this format and there may be one introduced in the future that conflicts with yours.

ShawnK

I thought all the magic's started with __ but not ended with it.

like construct() and destruct()

Weedpacket

I was referring to the magic constants. But then, your constants start with "__" as well🙂