Re: Could we kill call_user_func?
| From: | Ángel González | Date: | Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:50:24 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Could we kill call_user_func? | ||
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On 15/03/13 15:19, Steve Clay wrote:
> I'm sure this question has been discussed before, so if anyone can
> point to me to links or briefly recap I'd appreciate it.
>
> Why can't we make $someCallable() always work? E.g.
> http://3v4l.org/FLpAq
>
> I understand the problem of $obj->foo() where ->foo is a callable
> property. The workaround could be:
>
> ($obj->foo)();
>
> call_user_func() just seems so ugly now that we have nicer syntax in
> so many other areas.
>
> Steve Clay
No.
What if I want to call functions with a variable number of arguments?
For instance, the common piece of a hook system implementation, where
the arguments of the functions called vary depending on the hook.