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    copied!<p>PHP interfaces allow the definition of constants in an interface, e.g.</p> <pre><code>interface FooBar { const FOO = 1; const BAR = 2; } echo FooBar::FOO; // 1 </code></pre> <p>Any implementing class will automatically have these constants available, e.g.</p> <pre><code>class MyFooBar implement FooBar { } echo MyFooBar::FOO; // 1 </code></pre> <p>My own take on this is <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5166087/php-global-in-functions/5166527#5166527">that anything Global is Evil</a>. But I wonder if the same applies to Interface Constants. Given that <em>Coding against an Interface</em> is considered good practise in general, is using Interface Constants the only constants that are acceptable to use outside a class context?</p> <p>While I am curious to hear your personal opinion and whether you use Interface constants or not, I'm mainly looking for objective reasons in your answers. I dont want this to be a Poll Type question. I'm interested in what effect using interface constants has on Maintainability. Coupling. Or Unit Testing. How does it relate to <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Solid_%28object-oriented_design%29" rel="noreferrer">SOLID</a> PHP? Does it violate any coding principles that are considered Good Practise in PHP? You get the idea …</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>there is a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/320588/interfaces-with-static-fields-in-java-for-sharing-constants">similar question for Java</a> that listed some quite good reasons why they are Bad Practice, but since Java isn't PHP, I felt it justified to ask it within the PHP tag again.</em></p>
 

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