Define and execute function inside php array

Question

How To define and execute a function inside array

for example i have a array

    $a="a";
    $b="b";
    $c="c"; 
    $array=array(
         "a"=>$a,
         "b"=>$b,
         "c"=>function($c){
                //do something 
              return output
          }      
    )

here output should be

Array
(
    [a] => a
    [b] => b
    [c] => "new value of c"

)

but actually i am getting

Array
(
    [a] => a
    [b] => b
    [c] => Closure Object
        (
            [parameter] => Array
                (
                    [$c] => 
                )    
        )    
)

NB: i can define a function outside this and call that function inside but i dont want to do that

Possible duplicate of Possible duplicate of Call function in array — Rahul
– Rahul, Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 6:41
I ain't did anything to get these links after searching on internet, I just copy pasted your question title and saw these suggestions of google. Its that easy.....!!!! — Rahul
– Rahul, Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 6:43

Basheer Kharoti · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-19 06:47:30Z

4

Since closure is a function and it must be executed in order to get a response. Here's how you can execute and return a response

$c = 'awesome';
$array=array(
     "a"=>'test2',
     "b"=> 'test',
     "c"=> call_user_func(function() use ($c) {
            //do something 
          return $c;
      })      
);
var_dump($array);//array(3) { ["a"]=> string(5) "test2" ["b"]=> string(4) "test" ["c"]=> string(7) "awesome" }

edited Sep 19, 2017 at 6:47

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 6:37

Basheer Kharoti

4,3025 gold badges27 silver badges51 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

RamaKrishna · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-19 06:40:21Z

0

Instead of executing the function in an array you can directly assign to some variable and call the function and pass the arguments, then you can use that assigned variable inside your array.

$a="a";
$b="b";
$c="c";
$d = SomeFunction($c); <-- assigning to variable
$array=array(
     "a"=>$a,
     "b"=>$b,
     "c"=> $d    
)

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 6:40

RamaKrishna

2171 silver badge8 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Define and execute function inside php array

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related