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ReflectionConstant::getExtensionName

(PHP 8 >= 8.5.0)

ReflectionConstant::getExtensionName — Gets name of the defining extension

Description

public function ReflectionConstant::getExtensionName(): string|false

Gets the name of the extension which defined the constant.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The name of the extension which defined the constant, or false for user-defined constants.

Examples

Example #1 Basic usage of ReflectionConstant::getExtensionName()

<?php
var_dump((new ReflectionConstant('SQLITE3_TEXT'))->getExtensionName());
?>

The above example will output:

string(7) "sqlite3"

See Also


<ReflectionConstant::getExtensionReflectionConstant::getFileName>
^ReflectionConstantLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026