File: call-user-func.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.14 $ -->
<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/funchand.xml, last change in rev 1.1 -->
  <refentry id="function.call-user-func">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>call_user_func</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Call a user function given by the first parameter
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>mixed</type><methodname>call_user_func</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>callback</type><parameter>function</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>parameter</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>...</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Call a user defined function given by the
     <parameter>function</parameter> parameter.  Take the
     following:
    </para>
    <para>
     <informalexample>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function barber($type) 
{
    echo "You wanted a $type haircut, no problem";
}
call_user_func('barber', "mushroom");
call_user_func('barber', "shave");
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </informalexample>
    </para>
    <para>
     Class methods may also be invoked statically using this function
     by passing <literal>array($classname, $methodname)</literal> to
     the <parameter>function</parameter> parameter.
     <informalexample>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
class myclass {
    function say_hello() 
    {
        echo "Hello!\n";
    }
}

$classname = "myclass";

call_user_func(array($classname, 'say_hello'));
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </informalexample>
    </para>
    <note>
     <para>
      Note that the parameters for <function>call_user_func</function> are not
      passed by reference.
      <informalexample>
       <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function increment(&$var)
{
    $var++;
}

$a = 0;
call_user_func('increment', $a);
echo $a; // 0

call_user_func_array('increment', array(&$a)); // You can use this instead
echo $a; // 1
?>
]]>
       </programlisting>
      </informalexample>
     </para>
    </note>
    <para>
     See also:
     <function>is_callable</function>,
     <function>call_user_func_array</function>,
     &listendand; &seealso.callback;.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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