call_user_func_array()

call_user_func_array() — Call a callback with an array of parameters.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

What it does

Calls the callback given by the first parameter with the parameters in args.

Signature

call_user_func_array(callable $callback, array $args): mixed

Parameters

Return value

Returns the return value of the callback, or false on error.

Example

A runnable snippet:

function foobar($arg, $arg2) { echo __FUNCTION__, " got $arg and $arg2\n"; } class foo { function bar($arg, $arg2) { echo __METHOD__, " got $arg and $arg2\n"; } } // Call the foobar() function with 2 arguments call_user_func_array("foobar", array("one", "two")); // Call the $foo->bar() method with 2 arguments $foo = new foo; call_user_func_array(array($foo, "bar"), array("three", "four"));

Output:

foobar got one and two foo::bar got three and four

Changelog

See also

call_user_func()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page call_user_func_array() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.