Sweet so, I think $a = 'my_func';
does it for me. I'd love to understand the following code, but I'll have to read it a couple more times. Haven't quite gotten into classy stuff like this yet. Looks like actionscript to me with this execute function. Thanks so much. I didn't expect to get this good an answer. -jesse On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Elijah Insua <tmp...@gmail.com> wrote: > umm... with objects this gets sexy. > > > class Add { > public function execute($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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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