Re: pass by reference variable length args

if func_get_args supports pass by reference, we could have avoid the loop and pre-defined arg list. something like.. extract(func_get_args) :D cheers! ~viraj On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:04 AM, viraj <kalinga@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks rob! > > here goes the working method. > > public function bind_result(&$arg1=null,&$arg2=null,&$arg3=null) { >                $numArgs = func_num_args(); >                $args = array(); >                for ($i=1; $i<= $numArgs; $i++) { >                         $args['arg' . $i] = &${'arg'.$i}; >                } > >               >  call_user_func_array('mysqli_stmt_bind_result',array_merge(array($this->stmt),$args)); > } > >        $stmt->bind_result($id, $test); >        $stmt->fetch(); >        echo $id, $test; > > ~viraj > > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote: >> viraj wrote: >>> >>> hi all, >>> i'm trying to write a wrapper function for "mysqli_stmt_bind_results". >>> and expect it to work the same way it accepts and bind results to the >>> original function. >>> >>> the problem is, i couldn't find a way to pass the args by reference >>> via func_get_args and register the out put from call_user_func_array >>> to the caller scope.. any idea? >>> >>> here goes few lines which i'm trying hard for past 48 hours.. with no >>> luck.. :( >>> >>> class stmt { >>>       private $stmt; >>> >>>       public function bind_result() { >>>                $argsToBindResult = func_get_args(); >>>                $argList = array($this->stmt); >>>                $argList = array_merge($argList, $argsToBindResult); >>>                call_user_func_array('mysqli_stmt_bind_result', >>> $argList); >>>        } >>> } >>> >>> $stmt->prepare('SELECT name,email FROM users WHERE id = ?'); >>> $stmt->bind_param('i',2); >>> .. .. >>> $stmt->bind_result($name,$email); >>> echo $name,$email; >> >> You're out of luck for using the func_get_args() call. The following method >> (albeit a dirty method) works: >> >> <?php >> >> function bind_stuff( &$arg1, &$arg2=null, &$arg3=null, &$arg4=null, >> &$arg5=null, &$arg6=null, &$arg7=null, &$arg8=null, &$arg9=null ) >> { >>    for( $i = 1; $i <= 9; $i++ ) >>    { >>        ${'arg'.$i} = 'bound'.$i; >>    } >> } >> >> bind_stuff( $name, $email ); >> >> echo $name."\n"; >> echo $email."\n"; >> >> ?> >> >> Cheers, >> Rob. >> -- >> http://www.interjinn.com >> Application and Templating Framework for PHP >> >