# token_name

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

token_name — Get the symbolic name of a given PHP token

### Description

string token_name ( int `$token` )

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

### Parameters

`token`

  The token value.

### Return Values

The symbolic name of the given `token` . The returned name returned matches the name of the matching token constant.

### Examples

Example#1 token_name() example

`<?php
// 260 is the token value for the T_REQUIRE token
echo token_name(260); // -> "T_REQUIRE"
// a token constant maps to its own name
echo token_name(T_FUNCTION); // -> "T_FUNCTION"
?>`

### See Also

- List of Parser Tokens