token_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

token_name -- Get the symbolic name of a given PHP token

Description

string token_name ( int token)

token_name() returns the symbolic name for a PHP token value. The symbolic name returned matches the name of the matching token constant.

Example 1. token_name() example

<?php
  
// 260 is the token value for the T_REQUIRE token
  
echo token_name(260);        // -> "T_REQUIRE"

  // a token constant maps to its own name
  
echo token_name(T_FUNCTION); // -> "T_FUNCTION"
?>

See also List of Parser Tokens.