php-doc-en/reference/com/functions/com-invoke.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.com-invoke">
<refnamediv>
<refname>com_invoke</refname>
<refpurpose>
Calls a COM component's method [deprecated]
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>com_invoke</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>com_object</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>function_name</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>function_parameters</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>com_invoke</function> invokes the method
named <parameter>function_name</parameter> of the COM
component referenced by <parameter>com_object</parameter>.
<function>com_invoke</function> returns &false; on error,
returns the <parameter>function_name</parameter>'s return
value on success. All the extra parameters
<parameter>function_parameters</parameter> are passed to
the method <parameter>function_name</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Don't use com_invoke(), use OO syntax instead</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// do this
$val = $obj->method($one, $two);
// instead of this:
$val = com_invoke($obj, 'method', $one, $two);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
&reference.com.use-oo-instead;
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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