Constants name declared with a dot (SOME.CONSTANT): how to access?
<p>How do I access a constant which name was declared with a dot (eg.: <em>SOME.CONSTANT</em>), without using the "constant" function?</p>

<p>The main reason for that, is so I can declare a class property like this:</p>

<pre><code>class Classname {
  public $variable = SOME.CONSTANT; // Can't use "constant('SOME.CONSTANT')" here
}
</code></pre>

<p>And yet: any particular reason I should avoid the use of dots in constant names? I just started using it so I could create some kind of "namespace" for constants, as in <em>AUTHCONTROL.ACCESSLEVEL.ADMIN</em></p>

<p>Thanks</p>
