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<h1 class="refname">call_user_method</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">call_user_method</span> — <span class="dc-title">Call a user method on an specific object [deprecated]</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.call-user-method-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>call_user_method</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$method_name</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">object</span> <code class="parameter reference">&$obj</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$parameter</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$...</code></span>
]] )</div>
<div class="warning"><strong class="warning">Warning</strong>
<p class="para">
The <span class="function"><strong>call_user_method()</strong></span> function is deprecated
as of PHP 4.1.0.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.call-user-method-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">method_name</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The method name being called.
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</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term">
<em><code class="parameter">obj</code></em>
</span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The <span class="type"><a href="language.types.object.html" class="type object">object</a></span> that <em><code class="parameter">method_name</code></em>
is being called on.
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</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term">
<em><code class="parameter">parameter ...</code></em>
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<dd>
<p class="para">
The optional parameters.
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</dd>
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.call-user-method-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
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<div class="example" id="example-5043">
<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="function"><strong>call_user_method()</strong></span> alternative</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br />call_user_func</span><span style="color: #007700">(array(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$obj</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$method_name</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$parameter </span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* , ... */</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">call_user_func</span><span style="color: #007700">(array(&</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$obj</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$method_name</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$parameter </span><span style="color: #FF8000">/* , ... */</span><span style="color: #007700">); </span><span style="color: #FF8000">// PHP 4<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.call-user-method-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.call-user-func-array.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">call_user_func_array()</a> - Call a callback with an array of parameters</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.call-user-func.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">call_user_func()</a> - Call the callback given by the first parameter</span></li>
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