[RESOLVED] Turn the value of a variable into a function

[perrohunter]

Hi !

I was wondering if theres a way to turn the value of a variable into a function , well, not turn, just like evaluate

for example

$array[0] = "functionOne()";
$array[1] = "functionTwo()";

so if i want to execute the array[0] it would call functionOne();

thanks in advance

[wilku]

[man]call_user_func[/man] or [man]eval[/man]

[dougal85]

I think you should really use Reflection - as you can see below it cant be used on functions and objects if you wish;

# without reflection
 $Foo = new Foo();
 $Foo->hello();

 # with reflection
 $class = "Foo";
 $method = "hello";
 $object = new $class();
 $object->$method();

And going back to your example

$array[0] = "functionOne";
$array[1] = "functionTwo";

foreach($array as $func){
  $func();
}

// if my memory serves me right you can't do the following - but check i'm not wrong

$array[0]();

// so you need to jump through loops

$temp = array[0];
$temp();

[perrohunter]

Thanks !