#46120 [NEW]: Suggestion for expansion of function variable syntax

From: mephtu at yahoo dot com Operating system: Ubuntu Linux PHP version: 5.2.6 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Suggestion for expansion of function variable syntax Description: ------------ I want to be able to execute ad hoc function variables. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function do_bucket() { echo 'Hello, world!'; } $tag = "bucket"; $'do_'.tag(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Hello, world! Actual result: -------------- Error. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=46120&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=46120&r=mysqlcfg