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ConstantInterface extends ElementInterface, TypeInterface, ChildInterface, IsTyped

Descriptor representing a constant on a class, trait, property or file.

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Methods

__toString()  : string
getDescription()  : DescriptionDescriptor
Returns the description for this element.
getEndLocation()  : Location|null
Returns the end location where the definition for this element can be found.
getErrors()  : Collection<string|int, Error>
getFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName()  : Fqsen|null
Returns the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.
getLine()  : int
Returns the line number where this element may be found.
getName()  : string
Returns the local name for this element.
getNamespace()  : NamespaceInterface|string
Returns the namespace for this element (defaults to global "\")
getPackage()  : PackageInterface|null
Returns the package name for this element.
getParent()  : ElementInterface|Fqsen|string|null
Returns the parent for this descriptor.
getPath()  : string
Returns the file location for this element relative to the project root.
getSummary()  : string
Returns the summary describing this element.
getTags()  : Collection<string|int, Collection<string|int, TagDescriptor>>
Returns all tags associated with this element.
getType()  : Type|null
Returns a normalized Types.
getValue()  : string
Retrieves a textual representation of the value in this constant.
getVar()  : Collection<string|int, VarDescriptor>
isFinal()  : bool
setDescription()  : void
Sets a longer description for this element.
setFinal()  : void
setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName()  : void
Sets the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.
setLocation()  : void
Sets the file and location for this element.
setName()  : void
Sets the local name for this element.
setParent()  : void
Sets the parent for this Descriptor.
setSummary()  : void
Sets a summary describing this element.
setType()  : void
Sets a normalized list of types that the argument represents.
setValue()  : void
Sets the value representation for this constant.

Methods

__toString()

public __toString() : string
Return values
string

getEndLocation()

Returns the end location where the definition for this element can be found.

public getEndLocation() : Location|null
Return values
Location|null

getFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName()

Returns the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.

public getFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName() : Fqsen|null
Return values
Fqsen|null

getLine()

Returns the line number where this element may be found.

public getLine() : int
Tags
see
getPath()

to find out in which file this element is found.

Return values
int

getName()

Returns the local name for this element.

public getName() : string
Return values
string

getPath()

Returns the file location for this element relative to the project root.

public getPath() : string
Return values
string

getSummary()

Returns the summary describing this element.

public getSummary() : string
Return values
string

getType()

Returns a normalized Types.

public getType() : Type|null
Tags
see
self::setTypes()

for details on what types represent.

Return values
Type|null

getValue()

Retrieves a textual representation of the value in this constant.

public getValue() : string
Return values
string

setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName()

Sets the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.

public setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(Fqsen $name) : void
Parameters
$name : Fqsen

setName()

Sets the local name for this element.

public setName(string $name) : void
Parameters
$name : string

setSummary()

Sets a summary describing this element.

public setSummary(string $summary) : void
Parameters
$summary : string

setType()

Sets a normalized list of types that the argument represents.

public setType(Type|null $type) : void

Arguments should have one of the types mentioned in this array. If this array is empty than that is considered to be the type mixed (meaning: can be anything).

Any Type representing a class/interface/trait should be normalized to its complete FQCN, including preceding backslash. Types that do not represent a class/interface/trait should be written in lowercaps and should not be preceded by a backslash.

Parameters
$type : Type|null

Type of this agument represented as a reflection type.

Tags
link

Definition of a type.

todo

update link to point to the final destination for the PHPDoc Standard.

setValue()

Sets the value representation for this constant.

public setValue(string $value) : void
Parameters
$value : string

        
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