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token_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

token_name — Get the symbolic name of a given PHP token

Description

function token_name(int $id): string

token_name() gets the symbolic name for a PHP id value.

Parameters

id

The token value.

Return Values

The symbolic name of the given id.

Examples

Example #1 token_name() example

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

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

See Also


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^Tokenizer FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026