Re: Could we kill call_user_func?

From: Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:42:10 +0000
Subject: Re: Could we kill call_user_func?
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Am 15.3.2013 um 15:50 schrieb Ángel González <[email protected]>:

> On 15/03/13 15:19, Steve Clay wrote:
>> I'm sure this question has been discussed before, so if anyone can
>> point to me to links or briefly recap I'd appreciate it.
>> 
>> Why can't we make $someCallable() always work? E.g. http://3v4l.org/FLpAq
>> 
>> I understand the problem of $obj->foo() where ->foo is a callable
>> property. The workaround could be:
>> 
>> ($obj->foo)();
>> 
>> call_user_func() just seems so ugly now that we have nicer syntax in
>> so many other areas.
>> 
>> Steve Clay
> No.
> 
> What if I want to call functions with a variable number of arguments?
> 
> For instance, the common piece of a hook system implementation, where
> the arguments of the functions called vary depending on the hook.



call_user_func is not call_user_func_array

call_user_func($func) is the same as $func(). In any way.

Bob Weinand


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