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ReflectionFunction::invoke

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(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Invokes function

Description

ReflectionFunction::invoke(mixed ...$args): mixed

Invokes a reflected function.

Parameters

args: The passed in argument list. It accepts a variable number of arguments which are passed to the function much like call_user_func() is.

Return Values

Returns the result of the invoked function call.

Examples

ReflectionFunction::invoke example

php

<?php
function title($title, $name)
{
    return sprintf("%s. %s\r\n", $title, $name);
}

$function = new ReflectionFunction('title');

echo $function->invoke('Dr', 'Phil');
?>

The above example will output:

output

Dr. Phil

Notes

Note

ReflectionFunction::invoke cannot be used when reference parameters are expected. ReflectionFunction::invokeArgs has to be used instead (passing references in the argument list).