ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionMethod::invokeArgsInvoke args

Description

public ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs(?object $object, array $args): mixed

Invokes the reflected method and pass its arguments as array.

Parameters

object

The object to invoke the method on. In case of static methods, you can pass null to this parameter.

args

The parameters to be passed to the function, as an array.

Return Values

Returns the method result.

Errors/Exceptions

A ReflectionException if the object parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.

A ReflectionException if the method invocation failed.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 args keys will now be interpreted as parameter names, instead of being silently ignored.

Examples

Example #1 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() example

<?php
class HelloWorld {

public function
sayHelloTo($name) {
return
'Hello ' . $name;
}

}

$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
echo
$reflectionMethod->invokeArgs(new HelloWorld(), array('Mike'));
?>

The above example will output:

Hello Mike

Notes

Note:

If the function has arguments that need to be references, then they must be references in the passed argument list.

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User Contributed Notes 4 notes

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serg dot smertin at gmail dot com
13 years ago
We can do black magic, which is useful in templating block calls:

<?php
$object
->__named('methodNameHere', array('arg3' => 'three', 'arg1' => 'one'));

...

/**
* Pass method arguments by name
*
* @param string $method
* @param array $args
* @return mixed
*/
public function __named($method, array $args = array())
{
$reflection = new ReflectionMethod($this, $method);

$pass = array();
foreach(
$reflection->getParameters() as $param)
{
/* @var $param ReflectionParameter */
if(isset($args[$param->getName()]))
{
$pass[] = $args[$param->getName()];
}
else
{
$pass[] = $param->getDefaultValue();
}
}

return
$reflection->invokeArgs($this, $pass);
}
?>
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agent_harris at secure-mail dot biz
13 years ago
There is a simple workaround for the reference passing problem:
Since the reflection api has to handle all parameters in a generic way it has no chance to guess if you wish to pass data per value or reference.

But it seems that you can also decide to pass a reference from where you call the function or method (not just only by the ampersand prefix in its declaration).

So just do the following; which worked for me:

<?php
//...
$method->invoke($object, $inputValue, &$outputValue);
?>

Since this will only be necessary with arrays and primitive data types it should be acceptable in most cases to know in advance if you need to pass per reference. But it is probably although necessary to keep the ampersand always in the declaration (because of the at least two layers between the actual function and your invoke call).

If this is the expected behavior it will maybe make sense to mention it in the documentation for invoke and invokeArgs.
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CodeCoutureXX at gmail dot com
8 years ago
If you need to call ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() on a static function you can pass NULL in for the $object parameter.

Example:

<?php
class myClass {
public static
myStaticFunc($a, $b) {
return
$a + $b;
}
}

$ref = new ReflectionMethod('myClass', 'myStaticFunc');
echo
$ref->invokeArgs(NULL, [12, 7]);
?>

produces the following output:

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cweiske at cweiske dot de
13 years ago
Passing arguments by reference works:
<?php $rm->invokeArgs($object, array(&$foo, $bar)); ?>
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