# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 2.0 Security:
# Syntax
the constantNames
# Examples
the constantNames
if it is among the lines of the constantNames then askForAnotherName
# Description
Use the constantNames function to check whether a particular constant already exists in LiveCode, to avoid using a reserved word for your own constants and variables.
The constantNames function returns all the constants that are predefined in LiveCode, including synonyms.
# Tags
# See
- **keyword:** line - **command:** constant - **function:** propertyNames, functionNames - **control structure:** function - **glossary:** constant, LiveCode, variable, return, reserved word