for point of reference regarding this thread :
http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.variable-functions.php
regards,
philip
On Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote:
> Variable functions?
>
> <?php
> foo () {
> echo 'this is foo';
> }
>
> bar () {
> echo 'this is bar';
> }
>
> $var = $HTTP_GET_VARS['fname'];
>
> $$var();
> ?>
>
> http://localhost/some_script.php?fname=foo
>
> prints "this is foo";
>
> http://localhost/some_script.php?fname=bar
>
> print "this is bar"
>
> Regards,
> --
> Yasuo Ohgaki
>
>
> "Maxim Maletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> DC017B079D81D411998C009027B7112A015ED16A@EXC-TYO-01">news:DC017B079D81D411998C009027B7112A015ED16A@EXC-TYO-01...
> > Hello everyone:
> >
> > I was wondering, does anyone of you know a method to declare a function
> > (give it a name) basing on a value acquired during run time?
> >
> > I tried using the syntax as of a variable function call:
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > $fname = 'hello';
> > function { sprintf("%s", $fname) }($arg='') {
> > Return "I named you : $fname";
> > }
> > echo $fname($fname);
> > # no luck...
> >
> >
> > function {$fname}($arg='') { ....
> > # nope...
> >
> >
> > function $fname($arg='') { ....
> > # neither...
> >
> > </snip>
> >
> > and so on... all parse errors...
> >
> >
> >
> > Any way to do it?
> >
> > I am looping an array with some function names checking if a function was
> > declared already, and if not then declare, if yes - give a different name.
> >
> > I also went through these bibles:
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.funchand.php
> > <http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.funchand.php>
> > but found nothing that helps.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Maxim Maletsky
> > Founder, Chief Developer
> > PHPBeginner.com (Where PHP Begins)
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> >
> >
> >
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