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Tokenizer Functions
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token_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

token_nameGet the symbolic name of a given PHP token

Description

string token_name ( int $token )

token_name() gets the symbolic name for a PHP token value.

Parameters

token

The token value.

Return Values

The symbolic name of the given token . The returned name returned matches the name of the matching token constant.

Examples

Example #1 token_name() example

<?php
// 260 is the token value for the T_REQUIRE token
echo token_name(260);        // -> "T_REQUIRE"

// a token constant maps to its own name
echo token_name(T_FUNCTION); // -> "T_FUNCTION"
?>

See Also


Tokenizer Functions
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