PHP - Calling methods whose names are stored in variables

Question

Consider the class abc

class abc{
  public function xyz(){
     /*Some processing here*/
     return true;
  }
};

Suppose I don't know the name of the method directly, but have its name stored in variable, then how can I call the method?

Just do: `$obj->$method();` – Rizier123 Jun 18 '16 at 07:30 — Rizier123, Jun 18 '16 at 07:30

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 18 '16 at 08:05

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<?php
class abc{
  public function xyz(){
     /*Some processing here*/
     return true;
  }
};

$method='xyz';  // Define your method name from database
$a= new abc();
$a->$method(); // call method
?>

Would you please refer above code ?

edited Jun 18 '16 at 08:05

Anyone

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answered Jun 18 '16 at 07:33

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Ideally you also first check whether the method really exists via [method_exists($a, $method)](http://php.net/manual/en/function.method-exists.php) – Philipp Jun 18 '16 at 07:50

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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You can try like below:

class abc{
  public function xyz(){
     echo "Called!";
  }
}

$obj = new abc();
$fun = "xyz";
call_user_func(array($obj, $fun));

Also answered here How to call PHP function from string stored in a Variable

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jun 18 '16 at 07:35

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