PHP :: Bug #10184 :: Define and empty multi line string fault

Bug #10184	Define and empty multi line string fault
Submitted:	2001-04-05 10:16 UTC	Modified:	2001-05-28 00:42 UTC
From:	phil dot whittaker at phoenixtelecom dot co dot uk	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	Strings related
PHP Version:	4.0.2	OS:	Linux 6.x/Apache
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2001-04-05 10:16 UTC] phil dot whittaker at phoenixtelecom dot co dot uk

CODE USED-
$var = <<<EOF
EOF;

define("CONSTANT", $var) ;

ERROR PRODUCED -
Warning: Constants may only evaluate to scalar values in /home/sites/site5/cnf/lib2.cnf on line 26

The empty multi-line string does not evaluate to the same thing as:
$var = "";

Bug? Fault? User just being thick?

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[2001-05-28 00:42 UTC] sniper@php.net

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.define.php

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