is_bool
For closures, the function will return true and $callable_name will be set to "Closure::__invoke".
is_callable
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)
is_callable — 변수 내용을 함수처럼 호출할 수 있는지 확인
설명
변수의 내용이 함수처럼 호출할 수 있는지 확인합니다. 변수가 유효한 함수의 이름을 포함하고 있는지, 혹은 인코드된 객체와 함수 이름을 가지는 배열인지를 간단히 확인할 수 있습니다.
인수
- var
-
문자열 변수에 저장한 함수의 이름이거나, 객체 안의 객체와 메쏘드의 이름일 수 있습니다. 예:
array($SomeObject, 'MethodName') - syntax_only
-
TRUE로 설정하면, 이 함수는 var가 함수나 메쏘드일 수 있는지만 확인합니다. 이는 단순히 문자열이 아닌 변수나 유효하게 콜백에 사용할 수 있는 구조가 아닌 배열을 거부합니다. 유효한 것은 2 엔트리뿐이며, 첫번째는 객체나 문자열, 두번째는 문자열입니다.
- callable_name
-
"호출할 수 있는 이름"을 받습니다. 아래의 예제에서 이는 "someClass:someMethod"입니다. 그러나 somClass::SomeMethod()가 호출할 수 있는 정적 메쏘드라면, 불가능하다는 점에 주의하십시오.
반환값
var를 호출할 수 있으면 TRUE, 아니면 FALSE를 반환합니다.
예제
<?php
// 변수를 함수처럼 호출할 수 있는지
// 체크하는 방법.
//
// 함수를 포함하는 간단한 변수
//
function someFunction()
{
}
$functionVariable = 'someFunction';
var_dump(is_callable($functionVariable, false, $callable_name)); // bool(true)
echo $callable_name, "\n"; // someFunction
//
// 메쏘드를 포함하는 배열
//
class someClass {
function someMethod()
{
}
}
$anObject = new someClass();
$methodVariable = array($anObject, 'someMethod');
var_dump(is_callable($methodVariable, true, $callable_name)); // bool(true)
echo $callable_name, "\n"; // someClass:someMethod
?>
참고
- function_exists() - Return TRUE if the given function has been defined
- method_exists() - 클래스 메쏘드가 존재하는지 확인
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User Contributed Notes
is_callable
Athari
13-May-2012 03:58
passivesmoking AT yahoo DOT com
07-Jan-2012 06:06
is_callable doesn't seem able to resolve namespaces. If you're passing a string, then the string has to include the function's full namespace.
<?php
namespace foobarbaz;
function something ()
{
return (42);
}
var_dump (is_callable ('something')); // false
var_dump (is_callable ('foo\bar\baz\something')); // true
?>
It's easy to forget, but if you just prepend __NAMESPACE__ to your function name strings you should be fine in most cases.
fgm at osinet dot fr
27-Jun-2011 05:03
Note that, for the purpose of this function, an abstract method, although necessarily non-callable since it does not have a body, is still considered to be callable:
<?php
abstract class Foo {
abstract function bar();
}
echo is_callable(array('Foo', 'bar'));
// display: 1
?>
Andy at txtNation dot com
27-Jun-2011 03:50
Note that is_callable is aware of context, and you can ask it things like parent::__construct from within a child constructor
<?php
class TestClass extends TestClassParent {
/** @brief Object initialisation callback
@returns void */
public function __construct() {
# do initialisation
# ...
# if we have a parent
if(is_callable('parent::__construct')) {
# then bubble up
parent::__construct();
}
}
}
?>
lx at webactives dot ru
21-Apr-2011 01:10
is_callable correctly work with Closure (PHP 5.3). Simple test:
<?php
function is_callable_test(Closure $func=null){
if (is_callable($func)){
$func();
}else{
echo 'uncaleble', "\n";
}
}
$win_text = 'is_callable function work correctly!';
is_callable_test(function () use ($win_text){
echo $win_text, "\n";
});
?>
V.Suhanov
16-Mar-2011 06:11
is_callable("{$class}::{$method}"); will return false if method is not defined as static in PHP 5.2 and will return true in PHP 5.3
<?php
class foo {
public function bar(){}
}
var_dump(is_callable("foo::bar")); // true in 5.3, but false in 5.2
?>
Jaik Dean
01-Dec-2010 03:52
It's worth noting that passing an object and method name will not work for lambdas/closures stored within an object property. Here's a test case in 5.3.3.
<?php
class TestClass
{
public $testMethod;
public function __construct()
{
$this->testMethod = function(){};
}
}
$test = new TestClass();
is_callable(array($test, 'testMethod')); // false
is_callable($this->testMethod); // true
?>
colin
03-Oct-2010 11:30
I haven't seen anyone note this before, but is_callable will correctly determine the existence of methods made with __call. The method_exists function will not.
Example:
<?php
class Test {
public function testing($not = false) {
$not = $not ? 'true' : 'false';
echo "testing - not: $not<br/>";
}
public function __call($name, $args) {
if(preg_match('/^not([A-Z]\w+)$/', $name, $matches)) {
$fn_name = strtolower($matches[1]);
if(method_exists($this, $fn_name)) {
$args[] = true; // add NOT boolean to args
return call_user_func_array(array($this, $matches[1]), $args);
}
}
die("No method with name: $name<br/>");
}
}
$t = new Test();
$t->testing();
$t->notTesting();
echo "exists: ".method_exists($t, 'notTesting').'<br/>';
echo "callable: ".is_callable(array($t, 'notTesting'));
?>
Output:
testing - not: false
testing - not: true
exists:
callable: 1
minty at nospam dot com
10-Jul-2010 02:34
Although not mentioned anywhere on the manual page, is_callable works as expected with closures.
<?php
$func = function() { return; };
var_dump(is_callable($func)); // boolean (true)
?>
Constantin Kpplinger
10-Jun-2010 12:16
It seems the only issue left with is_callable() is the disable_functions ini-setting. Apart from that, is_callable() will reliably evaluate whether the passed function or method can be called from within the same context is_callable() was called from, taking visibility and inheritance into account. This includes functions, regular and static methods, magic functions and methods and implemented interfaces (which are regular methods within the implementing class anyway).
<?php
function regular_function() {}
abstract class ParentTest
{
public function public_parent_method() {}
protected function protected_parent_method() {}
public static function static_method() {}
protected static function protected_static_method() {}
}
class CallableTest extends ParentTest implements Countable
{
public function __invoke() { } // Introduced in 5.3, see http://php.net/manual/language.oop5.magic.php
protected function protected_method() { }
public function is_callable($args)
{
return is_callable($args);
}
// Countable
public function count()
{
return 1;
}
}
$o = new CallableTest();
// Regular function:
var_dump(is_callable('regular_function')); // true
// Magic __invoke method:
var_dump(is_callable($o)); // true if PHP >= 5.3, false otherwise
// Countable implementation (regular method really):
var_dump(is_callable(array($o, 'count'))); // true
// Protected method from outside the object's scope:
var_dump(is_callable(array($o, 'protected_method'))); // false
// Protected method from inside the object's scope via public proxy method:
var_dump($o->is_callable(array($o, 'protected_method'))); // true
// Parent's public method
var_dump(is_callable(array($o, 'public_parent_method'))); // true
// Parent's protected method
var_dump(is_callable(array($o, 'protected_parent_method'))); // false
// Parent's protected method via proxy
var_dump($o->is_callable(array($o, 'protected_parent_method'))); // true
// Parent's static public method
var_dump(is_callable('CallableTest::static_method')); // true
// Parent's static protected method
var_dump(is_callable('CallableTest::protected_static_method')); // false
// Parent's static protected method via proxy
var_dump($o->is_callable('CallableTest::protected_static_method')); // true
?>
Tested PHP versions were 5.2.9 on openSUSE 10.3 (x64) and 5.3.1 on Windows Server 2003 (x86).
juand at softwarecubes dot com
21-Feb-2009 11:39
Revised function with static support:
<?php
/**
* The is_callable php function only considers methods declared in the class itself, and ignores the parent's.
* This version considers all of the hierarchy.
*
* @param (string|Object) $class_name
* @param string $method_name
* @param bool $static the method being tested is static.
*/
public static function isCallable( $class_name, $method_name, $static = false ){
if( !is_string( $class_name ) ){
$class_name = get_class( $class_name );
}
// Define Callable
if( $static ){
$callable = "{$class_name}::{$method_name}";
}else{
$callable = array( $class_name, $method_name );
}
// Check class itself
if( @is_callable( $callable ) === true ){
if( $method_name == 'setEmailAddressTypeHash' ) {
ErrorHandler::preDump($callable);
}
return true;
}
// Check all parents
while( $parent_class = get_parent_class( $class_name ) ){
if( @is_callable( $callable ) === true ){
return true;
}
$class_name = $parent_class;
}
return false;
}
?>
Rafael M. Salvioni
20-May-2008 09:10
The PHP's function is_callable not verify the visibility of the tested method.
The following function uses the Reflection classes of the PHP5 to check it.
<?php
/**
* Function is_callback().
*
* @param mixed $var Var
* @return bool
*/
function is_callback($var)
{
if (is_array($var) && count($var) == 2) {
$var = array_values($var);
if ((!is_string($var[0]) && !is_object($var[0])) || (is_string($var[0]) && !class_exists($var[0]))) {
return false;
}
$isObj = is_object($var[0]);
$class = new ReflectionClass($isObj ? get_class($var[0]) : $var[0]);
if ($class->isAbstract()) {
return false;
}
try {
$method = $class->getMethod($var[1]);
if (!$method->isPublic() || $method->isAbstract()) {
return false;
}
if (!$isObj && !$method->isStatic()) {
return false;
}
} catch (ReflectionException $e) {
return false;
}
return true;
} elseif (is_string($var) && function_exists($var)) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
?>
rahadotaboulfethatgmail.com
01-Mar-2008 04:44
is_callable generates an [E_STRICT] error if the tested method cannot be called staticly. (and returns the good value)
I used @is_called
i'm using php 5.2.1
crestfresh at gmail dot com
17-Feb-2008 09:23
Furthuring mw's note [is_callable correctly takes into account scope so that is_callable(array($obj, 'privateMethod')) correctly returns false when called from outside $obj's scope]:
It works in 5.1.6 too.
Quis strrev TA omicidio strrev TOD com
13-Nov-2007 03:50
is_callable() does _not_ check wheter this function is disabled by php.ini's disable_functions
use:
<?PHP
function is_disabled($function) {
$disabled_functions=explode(',',ini_get('disable_functions'));
return in_array($function, $disabled_functions);
}
?>
I`m running PHP 5.2.4
mw at NO-SPAM hire mason wolf dot com
19-Oct-2007 07:35
As empyone noted, early versions of php 5 incorrectly returned true if is_callable checked on a protected or private method. Later versions of php 5 will now only return true if the method is public and can be called externally. I do not know precisely when this behavior was changed, so you may have to test on your own. But sometime between 5.0.4, which empyone said he was using, and 5.2.4 where I tested it myself, the behavior was modified.
cipri at php dot net
15-Jun-2007 07:24
is_callable also takes the php.ini "disable_functions" setting into consideration; it will return false for functions that have been disabled by your administrator.
hcblue
24-Aug-2006 01:51
True that method_exists() is faster than is_callable(). However, is_callable() will be able to correctly recognize method calls handled by __call() in PHP 5, while method_exists() will not.
jphp at dsf dot org dot uk
12-Feb-2006 03:38
bob at theshirdshift:
"function_exists" doesn't do this, no, but "method_exists" works fine, and is still faster than is_callable:
<?php
function doTimes($start, $end)
{
$start_time = explode (" ", $start);
$start_time = $start_time[1] + $start_time[0];
$end_time = explode (" ", $end);
$end_time = $end_time[1] + $end_time[0];
$time = $end_time - $start_time;
return $time;
}
class test
{
function test()
{
return true;
}
}
$test = new test;
$callableIsTrue = false;
$startIsCallable = microtime();
for($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++)
{
if(is_callable(array('test', 'test'))) { $callableIsTrue = true; }
}
$endIsCallable = microtime();
$existsIsTrue = false;
$startExists = microtime();
for($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++)
{
if(method_exists('test', 'test')) { $existsIsTrue = true; }
}
$endExists = microtime();
$timeIsCallable = doTimes($startIsCallable, $endIsCallable);
$timeExists = doTimes($startExists, $endExists);
echo "<b>is_callable = ".($callableIsTrue ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")."</b>, \n";
echo "<b>method_exists = ".($existsIsTrue ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")."</b><br>\n";
echo "<br>Did 10000 is_callables in ".$timeIsCallable." seconds";
echo "<br>Did 10000 method_exists in ".$timeExists." seconds";
?>
is_callable = TRUE, method_exists = TRUE
Did 10000 is_callables in 0.410346984863 seconds
Did 10000 method_exists in 0.175447940826 seconds
yetanotheruser at hotmail etc
15-Dec-2005 06:47
I have come across a strange oddity in versions around the 4.3.11 mark - I may have missunderstood the purpose of this function but hope this'll be helpful for some.
The point the code below is supposed to illustrate is that in some cases with
<? $myFunc = Array( $myObj, 'myMethod' ); ?>
<? is_callable( $myFunc, true, $callMe ); ?>
will return true, and give you $callMe set to myObj::myMethod but calling
<? $callMe(); ?>
doesn't work... however calling
<? $myFunc[0]->$myFunc[1](); ?>
seems to work fine..
... the reason all the code is down there is I think this oddity is due to how/the order in which I've instantiated my classes or something...
anyhow... HTH someone! :-)
Code follows:
FILE 1 :
<?
include('myTools');
$foo = new myClass();
print $foo->getMySource();
class myClass{
var $flibble = 'wibble';
function myClass(
// Initialise loads of stuff.. including..
$this->tools = new myTools();
)
function getMySource(){
// This just returns the source.. ok, like some HTML to go into an email for example.
// Some arguments;
$args = $this->flibble;
// Call our Tool that returns the source..
$source = $this->tools->returnSource( Array ( $this, 'someHTML' ), $args );
// and return it..
return ( $source );
}
function someHTML($args){
// Leave PHP
?>
Here is some HTML.. that we want to build outside a PHP block,
possibly just cos it's tidier in <B>your favourite text editor</B>..
.. or you want this function to be elsewhere.. for your designers
to play with etc.. ... incidentally I'd like to say "<?=$args?>" etc.
<?
// .. and we're back.
}
}
?>
FILE 2:
<?
/* OK - this is some other big library and a whole load more
faff but this is the particular function in question... it
just calls the function it's been asked to and uses an output
buffer to grab the output and return it as a string rather than
letting it go to terminal/browser.... useful for grabbing PHP pages
for spidering, emailing etc. etc. etc..
*/
class myTools(){
function returnSource($func, $args){
if ( is_callable ( $func, true, $callMe ){
// Start a buffer
ob_start();
// Calling the function like this DOESN'T seem to work:
// ~~~~~~~~
// "Command not found : myClass::someHTML"
// $callMe($args);
// ~~~~~~~~
// But - what I've discovered is that this behaves fine..
if ( is_array($func) ){
$func[0]->$func[1]($args);
} else {
$func($args);
}
// Then we just carry on with our code..
$rtn = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();
return ( $rtn );
} else {
error_log("Doh!");
}
}
}
?>
empyone at tiscalinet dot it
08-Nov-2005 12:41
To corey at eyewantmedia dot com:
your misunderstanding lies in passing in the naked $object parameter. It is correct for is_callable to return FALSE since you cannot 'call an object', you can only call one of its methods, but you don't specify which one. Hence:
is_callable(array($object, 'some_function'), [true or false], $callable_name)
will yield the correct result.
Notice, though, that a quick test I made (PHP 5.0.4) showed that is_callable incorrectly returns TRUE also if you specify the name of a protected/private method from outside of the context of the defining class, so, as wasti dot redl at gmx dot net pointed out, reflection is the way to go if you want to take visibility into account (which you should for true OOP, IMHO).
wasti dot redl at gmx dot net
09-Oct-2005 04:14
The way to discover whether a method exists in face of a __call is reflection.
It should be mentioned that although array('Test', 'func') is callable according to this function (where func is a public static method of Test), actually calling this construct as $fn() fails.
corey at eyewantmedia dot com
18-Mar-2005 03:39
I've been spending a month on and off trying to figure out why
is_callable($object, [true or false], $varContainingFunctionName)
returned false when it should not have (ie: $object->FunctionName() was callable), I realized I must have misunderstood its purpose. If you find yourself in the same situation, try
function_exists(string functionname)
or
method_exists ( object object, string method_name )
before you rip your hair out :)
mcroghan at digitalkeg dot com
10-Feb-2005 07:36
Be careful when using this function and __call (PHP5). This function will always report true when using __call.
Need a specific function for the purpose of checking if a class method exists explicitly even when using __call.
Haven't ruled out the possibility of the existence of such a function yet. So if someone knows of one, please point it out.
bob at thethirdshift dot net
23-Jun-2004 09:54
I, too, was wondering whether is_callable or function exists is faster when checking class methods. So, I setup the following test:
<?php
function doTimes($start, $end)
{
$start_time = explode (" ", $start);
$start_time = $start_time[1] + $start_time[0];
$end_time = explode (" ", $end);
$end_time = $end_time[1] + $end_time[0];
$time = $end_time - $start_time;
return $time;
}
class test
{
function test()
{
return true;
}
}
$callableIsTrue = false;
$startIsCallable = microtime();
for($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++)
{
if(is_callable(array('test', 'test'))) { $callableIsTrue = true; }
}
$endIsCallable = microtime();
$existsIsTrue = false;
$startExists = microtime();
for($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++)
{
if(function_exists('test::test')) { $existsIsTrue = true; }
}
$endExists = microtime();
$timeIsCallable = doTimes($startIsCallable, $endIsCallable);
$timeExists = doTimes($startExists, $endExists);
echo "<b>is_callable = ".($callableIsTrue ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")."</b>, \n";
echo "<b>function_exists = ".($existsIsTrue ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")."</b><br>\n";
echo "<br>Did 10000 is_callables in ".$timeIsCallable." seconds";
echo "<br>Did 10000 function_exists in ".$timeExists." seconds";
?>
This gives the output :
is_callable = TRUE, function_exists = FALSE
Did 10000 is_callables in 0.0640790462494 seconds
Did 10000 function_exists in 0.0304429531097 seconds
So the fact that function_exists is twice as fast is slightly over shadowed by the fact that it doesn't work on class methods, at least not as far as I can tell.
webmaster __AT__ digitalanime __DOT__ nl
03-Apr-2004 02:30
<?php
while(list($key,$value)=each($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{
$tmpVar = 'return isset($' . 'this->' . $key . ');';
if(is_callable($key) && eval($tmpVar) && trim($value) != "")
{
$tmpSet = '$this->set' . ucfirst($key) . "('" . $value . "');";
eval($tmpSet);
}
}
?>
Why do you use this?
Isn't this a better solvation (or.. Whatever :P)
<?php
foreach($_POST as $key => $value)
{
if(is_callable($key) && isset($this->{$key}) && trim($value != '')
{
$this->{'set' . ucfirst($key)}($value);
}
}
?>
Tada.. Variable objects, that's what they are..