$result = $className::$methodName(); - possible?

[Joshua Beall]

Hi All,

I have been trying to dynamically call a static member function, as follows:

$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'
$result = $className::$methodName();

However, I get a parse error when I do this:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in
/home/HE/web_develop/ghea/www/cgi-bin/lib/EventRegistrationBridgerClasses.inc
on line 28

Line 28 is indeed the line in which $result = $className::$methodName();
appears.

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically defined
as well? Is there any way to do that?

Thanks for any pointers!

[Michael Fesser]

.oO(Joshua Beall)

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically defined
as well? Is there any way to do that?

call_user_func() should help.

Micha

[Jay Holyer-Riviere]

Joshua Beall wrote:

Hi All,

I have been trying to dynamically call a static member function, as follows:

$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'
$result = $className::$methodName();

However, I get a parse error when I do this:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in
/home/HE/web_develop/ghea/www/cgi-bin/lib/EventRegistrationBridgerClasses.inc
on line 28

Line 28 is indeed the line in which $result = $className::$methodName();
appears.

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically defined
as well? Is there any way to do that?

Thanks for any pointers!

In your code is the semicolon(;) missing or is that a typo?
$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'; <---- semicolon
$result = $className::$methodName();

[Joshua Beall]

"Jay Holyer-Riviere" <ja*@loudmouthed.net> wrote in message
news:10*************@corp.supernews.com...

In your code is the semicolon(;) missing or is that a typo?
$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'; <---- semicolon
$result = $className::$methodName();

Oops, typo - sorry about that.

I simplified my code for the sake of example, and I missed that semicolon.

[Joshua Beall]

"Michael Fesser" <ne*****@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:d1********************************@4ax.com...

.oO(Joshua Beall)

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically
defined
as well? Is there any way to do that?

call_user_func() should help.

call_user_func(array($className,$methodName),$para meter); did the trick.
Thanks for the pointer, Michael.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Joshua Beall wrote:

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically
defined as well? Is there any way to do that?

$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'
$result = call_user_func(array($className, $methodName));
JW

[Terje Slettebø]

"Joshua Beall" <jb****@donotspam.remove.me.heraldic.us> wrote in message
news:HWXHd.1072$BL3.484@trnddc01...

Hi All,

I have been trying to dynamically call a static member function, as follows:
$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'
$result = $className::$methodName();

However, I get a parse error when I do this:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in
/home/HE/web_develop/ghea/www/cgi-bin/lib/EventRegistrationBridgerClasses.in
c on line 28

There's a workaround, at least:

$result = call_user_func(array($className,$methodName),<any parameters
here>);

Regards,

Terje

[Ashmodai]

Joshua Beall scribbled something along the lines of:

Hi All,

I have been trying to dynamically call a static member function, as follows:

$className = 'MyClass';
$methodName = 'MyMethod'
$result = $className::$methodName();

However, I get a parse error when I do this:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in
/home/HE/web_develop/ghea/www/cgi-bin/lib/EventRegistrationBridgerClasses.inc
on line 28

Line 28 is indeed the line in which $result = $className::$methodName();
appears.

Is there any way to do what I am trying to do? I have had success
dynamically calling methods on known classes. E.g.,

$methodName = 'MyMethod';
$result = MyClass::$methodName();

This works fine. What if I want to have the class name dynamically defined
as well? Is there any way to do that?

Thanks for any pointers!

The problem is that $className::$methodName() results in an error simply
because $className is a string, not an object.
$$className won't work because $MyClass is an undefined variable and not
an object.

I think eval() might solve that.
Try something like

eval($className.'::'.$methodName.'();');

This *should* translate the string into

MyClass::MyMethod();

and execute it.

I'm sure that eval() will help you out but I haven't tested this.

--
Ashmo