Re: Calling parent function with call_user_func_array

Tommy Baggett wrote: > I'm a self-confessed PHP newb (first step towards a cure, right?), so if these are your first steps why use php4? php5 has been out for going on 3 years. > apologies in advance for what may be a basic question. I spent an hour > searching for an answer to this and couldn't find one. > > I found one post that said there was a problem with this in 5.0.3, but > it didn't indicate whether the fix was also applied to the PHP4 branch. > > I'm using PHP v4.4.7. I have class B which extends class A. I'm > overriding a function that is normally called with a variable number of > parameters via call_user_func_array. How do I call the class A > implementation of the function using call_user_func_array from the class > B implementation? > > class A { > function doSomething($elements, $level) { > ... > } > } > > Class B extends A { > function doSomething($elements, $level) { > ... > call_user_func_array(/*class A implementation of doSomething*/, > args); does this work:? call_user_func_array(array(parent,'doSomething'),$args); it's an educated guess, no garantees. > } > } > > Thanks in advance for any help! >