create_function

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create_function - Create a function dynamically by evaluating a string of code

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Code Examples

Example #1 Creating a function dynamically, with create_function or anonymous functions

Result: ln(2) + ln(2.718281828459) = 1.6931471805599

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Example #2 Making a general processing function, with create_function or anonymous functions

Result: Using the first array of dynamic functions parameters: 2.3445, M_PI some trig: -1.6291725057799 a hypotenuse: 3.9199852871011 b*a^2 = 4.8103313314525 min(b^2+a, a^2,b) = 8.6382729035898 ln(a)/b = 0.27122299212594 Using the second array of dynamic functions ** "Twas the night" and "Twas brilling and the slithy toves" ** Look the same to me! (looking at the first 3 chars) CRCs: 3569586014, 342550513 similar(a,b) = 11(45.833333333333%)

<?php
function process($var1, $var2, $farr)
{
    foreach ($farr as $f) {
        echo $f($var1, $var2) . "\n";
    }
}
// create a bunch of math functions
$farr = array(
    create_function('$x,$y', 'return "some trig: ".(sin($x) + $x*cos($y));'),
    create_function('$x,$y', 'return "a hypotenuse: ".sqrt($x*$x + $y*$y);'),
    create_function('$a,$b', 'if ($a >=0) {return "b*a^2 = ".$b*sqrt($a);} else {return false;}'),
    create_function('$a,$b', "return \"min(b^2+a, a^2,b) = \".min(\$a*\$a+\$b,\$b*\$b+\$a);"),
    create_function('$a,$b', 'if ($a > 0 && $b != 0) {return "ln(a)/b = ".log($a)/$b; } else { return false; }')
);
echo "\nUsing the first array of dynamic functions\n";
echo "parameters: 2.3445, M_PI\n";
process(2.3445, M_PI, $farr);
// now make a bunch of string processing functions
$garr = array(
    create_function('$b,$a', 'if (strncmp($a, $b, 3) == 0) return "** \"$a\" '.
        'and \"$b\"\n** Look the same to me! (looking at the first 3 chars)";'),
    create_function('$a,$b', 'return "CRCs: " . crc32($a) . ", ".crc32($b);'),
    create_function('$a,$b', 'return "similar(a,b) = " . similar_text($a, $b, $p) . "($p%)";')
);
echo "\nUsing the second array of dynamic functions\n";
process("Twas brilling and the slithy toves", "Twas the night", $garr);

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Example #3 Using dynamic functions as callback functions

Result: Array ( [0] => the mango [1] => a mango [2] => that mango [3] => this mango )

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create_function

Example #1 Creating a function dynamically, with create_function or anonymous functions

Example #2 Making a general processing function, with create_function or anonymous functions

Example #3 Using dynamic functions as callback functions

Function create_function:

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