variable function names in php class

[LordJuJu]

I have a php class which has a load of functions in it.

so I start with

$name= new classname();
$name -> callFunction("a,b,c");

Then in the class we explode a, b, c to create an array ("a", "b", "c")

then do a foreach loop with something like this in it

    if ($element == "a")

    {
    $this -> a();
                }


    if ($element == "b")

    {
    $this -> b();
                }


    if ($element == "c")

    {
    $this -> c();
                }

etc.

This all works fine - but is there a more eloquent way using dynamic function names?

I'm sure there is but can't get it right. Any ideas?

I want to have

$name= new classname();
$name -> callFunction("a", "b", "c");

then in the class

    $this -> a();
    $this -> b();
    $this -> c();

thanks
Jules

[Begby]

What about

foreach( $funcArray AS $func ) {
eval( "\$this->" . $func . "();") ;
}

also try this

foreach( $funcArray AS $func ) {
$this->$func() ;
}

[tomhath]

Why are you using dynamic functions at all? I don't see the point.

[jeremuck]

don't forget, there is a function that tells you how many arguments you were passed... it might help.

yeah, you can call the variable as a function.

function a()
{
print "hello";
}

$text = "a";

$text();

I think.... my memory is fuzzy... check the manual.

[levi_501_dehaan]

i dunno if im getting what your saying, but from just looking, i think i may have a solution

switch ($element)
{
case a:
blah blah blah
break;
case b:
more blah and blah
break;
case c:
more blah blah duh
break;
default:
im broken, fix me.
}