in_array does not work with class constants

Question

I have a problem with in_array using newly introduced array class constants. When I put a class constant which contains an array into the function I get a warning:

Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, unknown given in...

Code:

foreach ($fields as $key => $value) {
    if (in_array($key, self::FIELDS)) $this->$key = $value;
}

Constant (inside a class):

const FIELDS = [
    self::FIELD_ID,
    self::FIELD_STREET,
    self::FIELD_HOUSE_NR,
    self::FIELD_POSTCODE,
    self::FIELD_CITY,
    self::FIELD_PERSONAL_NUMBER,
    self::FIELD_SELLER_NAME,
    'empty'
];

The weirdest part of this problem is that it works on my local machine without any errors/warnings (Mac) running PHP 5.6.2 but does not on my server also running PHP 5.6.2.

How do I resolve this error? (I don't want to use static arrays...)

Obviously self::FIELDS is not what you think it should be, can you dump it ? — M. Page, Nov 05 '14 at 14:25
On my local machine, self::FIELDS is an array containing 8 strings (like it should be). On my server it is "UNKNOWN:0". — Benjamin Schmidt, Nov 05 '14 at 14:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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The root problem is class constants can't be arrays (unless it's php 5.6 or greater as pointed out by bluefirex). PHP Constants Containing Arrays? http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.constants.php

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Nov 05 '14 at 14:34

David Fairbanks

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Of course! Since PHP 5.6 this is a feature. It does work on my local machine as expected - just not on the server. – Benjamin Schmidt Nov 05 '14 at 14:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 27 '21 at 20:20

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On PHP 7.2 and in_array returned FALSE with a class constant array, at least in my case...

I used this as a workaround:

if(isset(self::MAPPING_OLD_REFS[$sku]))  $sku = self::MAPPING_OLD_REFS[$sku];

answered Jan 27 '21 at 20:20

Thony

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