Re: Passing an indefinite number of parameters by reference

Chris Jenkinson wrote:

Hi, Currently I have a function which accepts a limited number of parameters: call_function($function_name, &$var_1, &$var_2); I wish to modify the function to accept an indefinite number of parameters, which may or may not be references. The function call_function() then calls the function specified in $function_name, with the variables passed as parameters to that function. Is this possible? Thanks for any help which can be offered.

I believe it is - BUT it won't be easy, also I think you can only really do this properly in php5 using a shedload of reflection functionality: http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.reflection.php although I wonder whether you shouldn't be re-evaluating what it is your trying to do because I get the impression it's a whole load of work for probably little payoff (consider that using alot of indirection in your code will make it harder to understand/read and therefore harder to debug/maintain). why not consider the possibility that all these 'by reference' args could be items in a single 'by reference' array? btw: have you met call_user_func_array() yet? (not that it would solve the problem because it doesn't 'do' references) - also, it's manual page offers a hack for the reference problem your working on.

Chris