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<h1 class="refname">com_invoke</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">com_invoke</span> — <span class="dc-title">Calls a COM component's method [deprecated]</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>com_invoke</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$com_object</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$function_name</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">$function_parameters</code></span>
] )</div>
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<span class="function"><strong>com_invoke()</strong></span> invokes the method
named <em><code class="parameter">function_name</code></em> of the COM
component referenced by <em><code class="parameter">com_object</code></em>.
<span class="function"><strong>com_invoke()</strong></span> returns <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on error,
returns the <em><code class="parameter">function_name</code></em>'s return
value on success. All the extra parameters
<em><code class="parameter">function_parameters</code></em> are passed to
the method <em><code class="parameter">function_name</code></em>.
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<div class="example" id="example-5360">
<p><strong>Example #1 Don't use com_invoke(), use OO syntax instead</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// do this<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$val </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$obj</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">method</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$one</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$two</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// instead of this:<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$val </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">com_invoke</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$obj</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'method'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$one</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$two</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<span class="simpara">
This function does not exist in PHP 5; instead, you should use the regular
and more natural OO syntax to access properties or call methods.
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