note 94396 added to language.variables.variable

A note on Variable variables/functions and classes To store a function name in a variable and call it later, within a class, you do the following:- <?php class test_class { var $func='display_UK'; // function name * function display_UK() { echo "Hello"; } function display_FR() { echo "Bonjour"; } function display() { $this->{$this->func}(); // NOTE the brackets MUST be here and not in the function name above * } } $test=new test_class(); $test->display_UK(); // to test they work directly $test->display_FR(); $test->display(); ?> This allows you to specify the function required. It works better then a big switch statement as it allows for extending the class more easily. (ie adding display_ES(); ) ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 84.12.100.124 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/94396 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94396 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/94396 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php