Re: Variable (naming them) Functions.

for point of reference regarding this thread : http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.variable-functions.php regards, philip On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > Variable functions? > > <?php > foo () { > echo 'this is foo'; > } > > bar () { > echo 'this is bar'; > } > > $var = $HTTP_GET_VARS['fname']; > > $$var(); > ?> > > http://localhost/some_script.php?fname=foo > > prints "this is foo"; > > http://localhost/some_script.php?fname=bar > > print "this is bar" > > Regards, > -- > Yasuo Ohgaki > > > "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> wrote in message > news:DC017B079D81D411998C009027B7112A015ED16A@EXC-TYO-01... > > Hello everyone: > > > > I was wondering, does anyone of you know a method to declare a function > > (give it a name) basing on a value acquired during run time? > > > > I tried using the syntax as of a variable function call: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > $fname = 'hello'; > > function { sprintf("%s", $fname) }($arg='') { > > Return "I named you : $fname"; > > } > > echo $fname($fname); > > # no luck... > > > > > > function {$fname}($arg='') { .... > > # nope... > > > > > > function $fname($arg='') { .... > > # neither... > > > > </snip> > > > > and so on... all parse errors... > > > > > > > > Any way to do it? > > > > I am looping an array with some function names checking if a function was > > declared already, and if not then declare, if yes - give a different name. > > > > I also went through these bibles: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.funchand.php > > <http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.funchand.php> > > but found nothing that helps. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Sincerely, > > > > Maxim Maletsky > > Founder, Chief Developer > > PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins) > > maxim@phpbeginner.com > > <mailto:maxim@phpbeginner.com> > > www.phpbeginner.com <http://www.phpbeginner.com> > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >