forward_static_call_array
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)
forward_static_call_array — Call a static method and pass the arguments as array
Description
Calls a user defined function or method given by the function parameter. This function must be called within a method context, it can't be used outside a class. All arguments of the forwarded method are passed as values, and as an array, similarly to call_user_func_array().
Parameters
- function
-
The function or method to be called. This parameter may be an array, with the name of the class, and the method, or a string, with a function name.
- parameter
-
One parameter, gathering all the method parameter in one array.
Note:
Note that the parameters for forward_static_call_array() are not passed by reference.
Return Values
Returns the function result, or FALSE on error.
Examples
Example #1 forward_static_call_array() example
<?php
class A
{
const NAME = 'A';
public static function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo static::NAME, " ".join(',', $args)." \n";
}
}
class B extends A
{
const NAME = 'B';
public static function test() {
echo self::NAME, "\n";
forward_static_call_array(array('A', 'test'), array('more', 'args'));
forward_static_call_array( 'test', array('other', 'args'));
}
}
B::test('foo');
function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo "C ".join(',', $args)." \n";
}
?>
The above example will output:
B B more,args C other,args
See Also
- forward_static_call() - Call a static method
- call_user_func() - Call a user function given by the first parameter
- call_user_func_array() - Call a user function given with an array of parameters
- is_callable() - Verify that the contents of a variable can be called as a function
- information about the callback type