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call_user_func_array

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)

call_user_func_array — Call a user function given with an array of parameters

Description

mixed call_user_func_array ( callback $function , array $param_arr )

Call a user defined function with the parameters in param_arr .

Parameters

function

The function to be called.

param_arr

The parameters to be passed to the function, as an indexed array.

Return Values

Returns the function result, or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example#1 call_user_func_array() example

<?php
function debug($var$val)
{
    echo 
"***DEBUGGING\nVARIABLE: $var\nVALUE:";
    if (
is_array($val) || is_object($val) || is_resource($val)) {
        
print_r($val);
    } else {
        echo 
"\n$val\n";
    }
    echo 
"***\n";
}

$c mysql_connect();
$host $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"];

call_user_func_array('debug', array("host"$host));
call_user_func_array('debug', array("c"$c));
call_user_func_array('debug', array("_POST"$_POST));
?>

Notes

Note: Referenced variables in param_arr are passed to the function by a reference, others are passed by a value. In other words, it does not depend on the function signature whether the parameter is passed by a value or by a reference.

See Also


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