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 use the Overloading in PHP: Overloading

class Test {

    private $name;

    public function __call($name, $arguments) {
        echo 'Method Name:' . $name . ' Arguments:' . implode(',', $arguments);
        //do a get
        if (preg_match('/^get_(.+)/', $name, $matches)) {
            $var_name = $matches[1];
            return $this->$var_name ? $this->$var_name : $arguments[0];
        }
        //do a set
        if (preg_match('/^set_(.+)/', $name, $matches)) {
            $var_name = $matches[1];
            $this->$var_name = $arguments[0];
        }
    }
}

$obj = new Test();
$obj->set_name('Any String'); //Echo:Method Name: set_name Arguments:Any String
echo $obj->get_name();//Echo:Method Name: get_name Arguments:
                      //return: Any String

Answer 2

Just omit the braces:

$this->$methodName($arg1, $arg2, $arg3);