Dynamic class method invocation in PHP

Question

Is there a way to dynamically invoke a method in the same class for PHP? I don\'t have the syntax right, but I\'m looking to do something similar to this:

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Answer 1

You can store a method in a single variable using a closure:

class test{        

    function echo_this($text){
        echo $text;
    }

    function get_method($method){
        $object = $this;
        return function() use($object, $method){
            $args = func_get_args();
            return call_user_func_array(array($object, $method), $args);           
        };
    }
}

$test = new test();
$echo = $test->get_method('echo_this');
$echo('Hello');  //Output is "Hello"

EDIT: I've edited the code and now it's compatible with PHP 5.3. Another example here