1--TEST-- 2Bug #72920 (Accessing a private constant using constant() creates an exception AND warning) 3--FILE-- 4<?php 5class Foo { 6 private const C1 = "a"; 7} 8 9try { 10 var_dump(constant('Foo::C1')); 11} catch (Error $e) { 12 var_dump($e->getMessage()); 13} 14--EXPECT-- 15string(35) "Cannot access private const Foo::C1" 16