#22113 [NEW]: error in one of your documentation-examples

From: elmarto@gmx.de Operating system: linux debian PHP version: 4.3.0 PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: error in one of your documentation-examples in your documentation on page http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.variable-functions.php there is a mistake with the latest example 13.4. it says: <?php class Foo { function Var() { $name = 'Bar'; $this->$name(); // This calls the Bar() method } function Bar() { echo "This is Bar"; } } $foo = new Foo(); $funcname = "Var"; $foo->$varname(); // This calls $foo->Var() ?> The $foo->$varname(); will produce an undefined function error. It has to be $foo->funcname(); -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=22113&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=22113&r=gnused