PhpToken::getTokenName

Returns the name of the token.

&reftitle.description; public ``string``null```PhpToken::getTokenName`

Returns the name of the token.

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An ASCII character for single-char tokens, or one of T_* constant names for known tokens (see tokens), or &null; for unknown tokens.

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### `PhpToken::getTokenName` example

    <?php
    // known token
    $token = new PhpToken(T_ECHO, 'echo');
    var_dump($token->getTokenName());   // -> string(6) "T_ECHO"

    // single-char token
    $token = new PhpToken(ord(';'), ';');
    var_dump($token->getTokenName());   // -> string(1) ";"

    // unknown token
    $token = new PhpToken(10000 , "\0");
    var_dump($token->getTokenName());   // -> NULL

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- `PhpToken::tokenize`
- `token_name`