Verify that the contents of a variable can be called as a function. This can check that a simple variable contains the name of a valid function, or that an array contains a properly encoded object and function name.
The value to check
If set to TRUE
the function only verifies that name
might be a function or method. It will only reject simple variables that are not strings, or an array that does not have a valid structure to be used as a callback. The valid ones are supposed to have only 2 entries, the first of which is an object or a string, and the second a string.
Receives the "callable name". In the example below it is "someClass::someMethod". Note, however, that despite the implication that someClass::SomeMethod() is a callable static method, this is not the case.
Returns TRUE
if var
is callable, FALSE
otherwise.
<?php // How to check a variable to see if it can be called // as a function. // // Simple variable containing a function // function someFunction() { } $functionVariable = 'someFunction'; var_dump(is_callable($functionVariable, false, $callable_name)); // bool(true) echo $callable_name, "\n"; // someFunction // // Array containing a method // class someClass { function someMethod() { } } $anObject = new someClass(); $methodVariable = array($anObject, 'someMethod'); var_dump(is_callable($methodVariable, true, $callable_name)); // bool(true) echo $callable_name, "\n"; // someClass::someMethod ?>
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