PHP dynamic function 1

[elfuser]

Hello

Is there a way I can assign a function name to a string or reference and then call it?

$func = 'name_of_function'

or

$func = &name_of_function()

and then be able to use the variable to call the function?

I can't seem to find this in the manual.

 

[jpadie]

i believe you can do this with the curly brace syntax.

e.g.

$func = "somefunctionname";
$result  = {$func}(params);

i am not certain that you need the curly braces even. i think that php assumes that a variable is a function if it is immediately followed by round brackets.

see

http://uk.php.net/manual/en/functions.variable-functions.php