Various parts of the PHP language are represented internally by tokens.
A code snippet that contains an invalid sequence of tokens may lead to errors like
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected token "==", expecting "(" in script.php on line 10."
where token ==
is internally represented by T_IS_EQUAL
.
The following table lists all tokens. They are also available as PHP constants.
Note: Usage of T_* constants
T_* constants values are automatically generated based on PHP's underlying parser infrastructure. This means that the concrete value of a token may change between two PHP versions. This means that your code should never rely directly on the original T_* values taken from PHP version X.Y.Z, to provide some compatibility across multiple PHP versions.
To make use of T_* constants across multiple PHP versions, undefined constants may be defined by the user (using big numbers like
10000
) with an appropriate strategy that will work with both PHP versions and T_* values.<?php
// Prior to PHP 7.4.0, T_FN is not defined.
defined('T_FN') || define('T_FN', 10001);
Token | Syntax | Reference |
---|---|---|
T_ABSTRACT |
abstract | Class Abstraction |
T_AMPERSAND_FOLLOWED_BY_VAR_OR_VARARG |
& | Type declarations (available as of PHP 8.1.0) |
T_AMPERSAND_NOT_FOLLOWED_BY_VAR_OR_VARARG |
& | Type declarations (available as of PHP 8.1.0) |
T_AND_EQUAL |
&= | assignment operators |
T_ARRAY |
array() | array(), array syntax |
T_ARRAY_CAST |
(array) | type-casting |
T_AS |
as | foreach |
T_ATTRIBUTE |
#[ | attributes (available as of PHP 8.0.0) |
T_BAD_CHARACTER |
anything below ASCII 32 except \t (0x09), \n (0x0a) and \r (0x0d) (available as of PHP 7.4.0) | |
T_BOOLEAN_AND |
&& | logical operators |
T_BOOLEAN_OR |
|| | logical operators |
T_BOOL_CAST |
(bool) or (boolean) | type-casting |
T_BREAK |
break | break |
T_CALLABLE |
callable | callable |
T_CASE |
case | switch |
T_CATCH |
catch | Exceptions |
T_CLASS |
class | classes and objects |
T_CLASS_C |
__CLASS__ | magic constants |
T_CLONE |
clone | classes and objects |
T_CLOSE_TAG |
?> or %> | escaping from HTML |
T_COALESCE |
?? | comparison operators |
T_COALESCE_EQUAL |
??= | assignment operators (available as of PHP 7.4.0) |
T_COMMENT |
// or #, and /* */ | comments |
T_CONCAT_EQUAL |
.= | assignment operators |
T_CONST |
const | class constants |
T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING |
"foo" or 'bar' | string syntax |
T_CONTINUE |
continue | continue |
T_CURLY_OPEN |
{$ | complex variable parsed syntax |
T_DEC |
-- | incrementing/decrementing operators |
T_DECLARE |
declare | declare |
T_DEFAULT |
default | switch |
T_DIR |
__DIR__ | magic constants |
T_DIV_EQUAL |
/= | assignment operators |
T_DNUMBER |
0.12, etc. | floating point numbers |
T_DO |
do | do..while |
T_DOC_COMMENT |
/** */ | PHPDoc style comments |
T_DOLLAR_OPEN_CURLY_BRACES |
${ | complex variable parsed syntax |
T_DOUBLE_ARROW |
=> | array syntax |
T_DOUBLE_CAST |
(real), (double) or (float) | type-casting |
T_DOUBLE_COLON |
:: | see T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM below |
T_ECHO |
echo | echo |
T_ELLIPSIS |
... | function arguments |
T_ELSE |
else | else |
T_ELSEIF |
elseif | elseif |
T_EMPTY |
empty | empty() |
T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE |
" $a" | constant part of string with variables |
T_ENDDECLARE |
enddeclare | declare, alternative syntax |
T_ENDFOR |
endfor | for, alternative syntax |
T_ENDFOREACH |
endforeach | foreach, alternative syntax |
T_ENDIF |
endif | if, alternative syntax |
T_ENDSWITCH |
endswitch | switch, alternative syntax |
T_ENDWHILE |
endwhile | while, alternative syntax |
T_ENUM |
enum | Enumerations (available as of PHP 8.1.0) |
T_END_HEREDOC |
heredoc syntax | |
T_EVAL |
eval() | eval() |
T_EXIT |
exit or die | exit(), die() |
T_EXTENDS |
extends | extends, classes and objects |
T_FILE |
__FILE__ | magic constants |
T_FINAL |
final | Final Keyword |
T_FINALLY |
finally | Exceptions |
T_FN |
fn | arrow functions (available as of PHP 7.4.0) |
T_FOR |
for | for |
T_FOREACH |
foreach | foreach |
T_FUNCTION |
function | functions |
T_FUNC_C |
__FUNCTION__ | magic constants |
T_GLOBAL |
global | variable scope |
T_GOTO |
goto | goto |
T_HALT_COMPILER |
__halt_compiler() | __halt_compiler |
T_IF |
if | if |
T_IMPLEMENTS |
implements | Object Interfaces |
T_INC |
++ | incrementing/decrementing operators |
T_INCLUDE |
include() | include |
T_INCLUDE_ONCE |
include_once() | include_once |
T_INLINE_HTML |
text outside PHP | |
T_INSTANCEOF |
instanceof | type operators |
T_INSTEADOF |
insteadof | Traits |
T_INTERFACE |
interface | Object Interfaces |
T_INT_CAST |
(int) or (integer) | type-casting |
T_ISSET |
isset() | isset() |
T_IS_EQUAL |
== | comparison operators |
T_IS_GREATER_OR_EQUAL |
>= | comparison operators |
T_IS_IDENTICAL |
=== | comparison operators |
T_IS_NOT_EQUAL |
!= or <> | comparison operators |
T_IS_NOT_IDENTICAL |
!== | comparison operators |
T_IS_SMALLER_OR_EQUAL |
<= | comparison operators |
T_LINE |
__LINE__ | magic constants |
T_LIST |
list() | list() |
T_LNUMBER |
123, 012, 0x1ac, etc. | integers |
T_LOGICAL_AND |
and | logical operators |
T_LOGICAL_OR |
or | logical operators |
T_LOGICAL_XOR |
xor | logical operators |
T_MATCH |
match | match (available as of PHP 8.0.0) |
T_METHOD_C |
__METHOD__ | magic constants |
T_MINUS_EQUAL |
-= | assignment operators |
T_MOD_EQUAL |
%= | assignment operators |
T_MUL_EQUAL |
*= | assignment operators |
T_NAMESPACE |
namespace | namespaces |
T_NAME_FULLY_QUALIFIED |
\App\Namespace | namespaces (available as of PHP 8.0.0) |
T_NAME_QUALIFIED |
App\Namespace | namespaces (available as of PHP 8.0.0) |
T_NAME_RELATIVE |
namespace\Namespace | namespaces (available as of PHP 8.0.0) |
T_NEW |
new | classes and objects |
T_NS_C |
__NAMESPACE__ | namespaces |
T_NS_SEPARATOR |
\ | namespaces |
T_NUM_STRING |
"$a[0]" | numeric array index inside string |
T_OBJECT_CAST |
(object) | type-casting |
T_OBJECT_OPERATOR |
-> | classes and objects |
T_NULLSAFE_OBJECT_OPERATOR |
?-> | classes and objects |
T_OPEN_TAG |
<?php, <? or <% | escaping from HTML |
T_OPEN_TAG_WITH_ECHO |
<?= or <%= | escaping from HTML |
T_OR_EQUAL |
|= | assignment operators |
T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM |
:: | ::. Also defined as
T_DOUBLE_COLON . |
T_PLUS_EQUAL |
+= | assignment operators |
T_POW |
** | arithmetic operators |
T_POW_EQUAL |
**= | assignment operators |
T_PRINT |
print() | |
T_PRIVATE |
private | classes and objects |
T_PROTECTED |
protected | classes and objects |
T_PUBLIC |
public | classes and objects |
T_READONLY |
readonly | classes and objects (available as of PHP 8.1.0) |
T_REQUIRE |
require() | require |
T_REQUIRE_ONCE |
require_once() | require_once |
T_RETURN |
return | returning values |
T_SL |
<< | bitwise operators |
T_SL_EQUAL |
<<= | assignment operators |
T_SPACESHIP |
<=> | comparison operators |
T_SR |
>> | bitwise operators |
T_SR_EQUAL |
>>= | assignment operators |
T_START_HEREDOC |
<<< | heredoc syntax |
T_STATIC |
static | variable scope |
T_STRING |
parent, self, etc. |
identifiers, e.g. keywords like parent and self ,
function names, class names and more are matched.
See also T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING .
|
T_STRING_CAST |
(string) | type-casting |
T_STRING_VARNAME |
"${a | complex variable parsed syntax |
T_SWITCH |
switch | switch |
T_THROW |
throw | Exceptions |
T_TRAIT |
trait | Traits |
T_TRAIT_C |
__TRAIT__ | __TRAIT__ |
T_TRY |
try | Exceptions |
T_UNSET |
unset() | unset() |
T_UNSET_CAST |
(unset) | type-casting |
T_USE |
use | namespaces |
T_VAR |
var | classes and objects |
T_VARIABLE |
$foo | variables |
T_WHILE |
while | while, do..while |
T_WHITESPACE |
\t \r\n | |
T_XOR_EQUAL |
^= | assignment operators |
T_YIELD |
yield | generators |
T_YIELD_FROM |
yield from | generators |
See also token_name().