Re: Could we kill call_user_func?

Am 15.3.2013 um 15:50 schrieb Ángel González <keisial@gmail.com>: > 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. call_user_func is not call_user_func_array call_user_func($func) is the same as $func(). In any way. Bob Weinand