umm... with objects this gets sexy.
class Add { public function execute($a, $b) { return $a + $b; } } class Subtract { public function execute($a, $b) { return $a - $b; } } $executors = array(array('object'=>new Add(), 'params' => array(1,1))); foreach ($executors as $execute) { echo "Result: " . call_user_funct_array(array($execute['object'], 'execute'), $execute['params'])); } On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Brian O'Connor <gatzby...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh sorry, forgot to add this too, which I think better fits your question: > > <?php > > function my_func($a) { > print $a; > } > > $a = 'my_func'; > > $a('hello'); > > ?> > > prints: > > hello > > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Brian O'Connor <gatzby...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I believe this is what you're looking for. >> >> I've done similar things in the past, but I don't have the code handy. >> >> http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php >> >> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Jesse Callaway <bonsa...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to take a reference to a function and then stick it in an >>> array? >>> >>> I'd like to have an array with function names as the keys and the values >>> would be references to the actual function. This way I could do >>> >>> >>> do[$that_function]; >>> >>> Basically being lazy and don't want to have a big ugly switch block when >>> I could just declare the array, the functions, and then call it all in one >>> line. >>> >>> Not even sure what the calling syntax would be, so I'm not sticking to >>> this example but it shows the idea I hope. >>> >>> >>> Is this more commonly done with some sort of eval() function? >>> >>> -jesse >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List >>> http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >>> >>> http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Brian O'Connor >> > > > > -- > Brian O'Connor > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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