Re: Why use call_user_func()?

From: Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:12:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Why use call_user_func()?
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In article <F5968E69F84FD311A25400A0C9FB29BA0456D2@JABSRV01>, marten@jerbro.se (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Gustafson=2C_M=E5rten=22?=) wrote: > Could someone explain the thought behind call_user_func(). When could it be > useful? I think it is mostly a byproduct of having stuff like usort() where PHP internals can call back to user-defined functions... Probably be easier to use: $userfunc(...); if you needed to use a variable function name, but somebody might like call_user_func better for religious reasons... -- Richard Lynch | If this was worth $$$ to you, buy a CD US Customer Support Director | from one of the artists listed here: Zend Technologies USA | http://www.L-I-E.com/artists.htm http://www.zend.com | (this has nothing to do with Zend, duh!)

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