php-doc-en/reference/reflection/reflectionfunction/invokeargs.xml

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<refentry xml:id="reflectionfunction.invokeargs" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs</refname>
  <refpurpose>Invokes function args</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type>mixed</type><methodname>ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>args</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Invokes args.
  </para>

  &warn.undocumented.func;

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>args</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The passed arguments to the function as an array, much like 
       <function>call_user_func_array</function> works.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the result of the invoked function
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><methodname>ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs</methodname> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function title($title, $name)
{
    return sprintf("%s. %s\r\n", $title, $name);
}

$function = new ReflectionFunction('title');

echo $function->invokeArgs(array('Dr', 'Phil'));
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Dr. Phil
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><methodname>ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs</methodname> with references example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function get_false_conditions(array $conditions, array &$false_conditions)
{
    foreach ($conditions as $condition) {
        if (!$condition) {
            $false_conditions[] = $condition;
        }
    }
}

$function_ref     = new ReflectionFunction('get_false_conditions');

$conditions       = array(true, false, -1, 0, 1);
$false_conditions = array();

$function_ref->invokeArgs(array($conditions, &$false_conditions));

var_dump($false_conditions);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
array(2) {
  [0]=>
  bool(false)
  [1]=>
  int(0)
}
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <note>
   <para>
    If the function has arguments that need to be references, then they must be 
    references in the passed argument list.
   </para>
  </note>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><methodname>ReflectionFunction::invoke</methodname></member>
    <member><methodname>ReflectionFunctionAbstract::getNumberOfParameters</methodname></member>
    <member><link linkend="language.oop5.magic.invoke">__invoke</link></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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