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# bcompiler_write_constant

(PECL bcompiler >= 0.5)

bcompiler_write_constant — Writes a defined constant as bytecodes

### Description

bool bcompiler_write_constant ( resource `$filehandle` , string `$constantName` )

Reads the bytecodes from PHP for an existing constant, and writes them to the open file handle.

### Parameters

`filehandle`

  A file handle as returned by fopen().

`constantName`

  The name of the defined constant, as a string.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 bcompiler_write_constant() example

`<?php
define("MODULE_MAX", 30);
$fh = fopen("/tmp/example","w");
bcompiler_write_header($fh);
bcompiler_write_constant($fh,"MODULE_MAX");
bcompiler_write_footer($fh);
fclose($fh);
?>`

### Notes

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

### See Also

- bcompiler_write_header() - Writes the bcompiler header
- bcompiler_write_footer() - Writes the single character \x00 to indicate End of compiled data

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