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Request #7728 Dynamic function names
Submitted: 2000-11-09 11:05 UTC Modified: 2000-11-09 11:19 UTC
From: ignacio at openservices dot net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.0.3pl1 OS: %
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-11-09 11:05 UTC] ignacio at openservices dot net 
The following works:
"""
$abc="ABC";
$t=$abc."123";
$t(); // Calls ABC123()
"""
but there's no obviously apparent reason that:
"""
$abc="ABC";
($abc."123")();  // Calls ABC123()
"""
shouldn't work the same way.

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 [2000-11-09 11:14 UTC] derick@php.net 
You can use:

${$abc."123"}

note the curly braces.
So there is no need for this "feature".
 [2000-11-09 11:19 UTC] ignacio at openservices dot net 
Umm...no. That attempts to call $ABC123(), which is not the same thing.
 
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