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# defined

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

defined — Checks whether a given named constant exists

### 설명

bool defined ( string `$name` )

Checks whether the given constant exists and is defined.

> Note: If you want to see if a variable exists, use isset() as defined() only applies to constants. If you want to see if a function exists, use function_exists().

### 인수

`name`

  The constant name.

### 반환값

Returns `TRUE` if the named constant given by `name` has been defined, `FALSE` otherwise.

### 예제

Example #1 Checking Constants

`<?php
/* Note the use of quotes, this is important. This example is checking
* if the string 'TEST' is the name of a constant named TEST */
if (defined('TEST')) {
echo TEST;
}
?>`

### 참고

- define() - Defines a named constant
- constant() - Returns the value of a constant
- get_defined_constants() - 모든 상수와 그 값의 연관 배열을 반환합니다
- function_exists() - Return TRUE if the given function has been defined
- The section on Constants

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