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forward_static_call_array

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forward_static_call_array — Call a static method and pass the arguments as array

Description

forward_static_call_array ( callable $function , array $parameters ) : mixed

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. It uses the late static binding. 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

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