call_user_func_array vs $myfunction( &$params )

Hi,

I was looking at
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.call-user-func-array.php and I
was wondering...

Given,
// --
function foo( &$params)
{
echo 'bar';
}
// --

What is the difference between

// --
$params = array( $stuff);
$myFn = 'foo';
$myFn($params)
// --

And

// --
$params = array( $stuff);
$myFn = 'foo';
call_user_func_array( $myFn, $params );
// --

Wont they both achieve the same result?

FFMG


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On 01.08.2007 10:11 FFMG wrote:

> What is the difference between
>
> // --
> $params = array( $stuff);
> $myFn = 'foo';
> $myFn($params)
> // --
>
> And
>
> // --
> $params = array( $stuff);
> $myFn = 'foo';
> call_user_func_array( $myFn, $params );
> // --
>
> Wont they both achieve the same result?
>

call_user_func_array is useful when the number of parameters to a called
function is variable or unknown, for example:

function nice_dump() {
$params = func_get_args();
echo "<pre>";
call_user_func_array('var_dump', $params);
echo "</pre>";
}

nice_dump(1, 2, 3);



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