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uopz_set_return

(PECL uopz 5, PECL uopz 6, PECL uopz 7)

uopz_set_returnProvide a return value for an existing function

Description

uopz_set_return(string $function, mixed $value, bool $execute = false): bool
uopz_set_return(
    string $class,
    string $function,
    mixed $value,
    bool $execute = false
): bool

Sets the return value of the function to value. If value is a Closure and execute is set, the Closure will be executed in place of the original function. It is possible to call the original function from the Closure.

Note:

This function replaces uopz_rename().

Parameters

class

The name of the class containing the function

function

The name of an existing function

value

The value the function should return. If a Closure is provided and the execute flag is set, the Closure will be executed in place of the original function.

execute

If true, and a Closure was provided as the value, the Closure will be executed in place of the original function.

Return Values

True if succeeded, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 uopz_set_return() example

<?php
uopz_set_return
("strlen", 42);
echo
strlen("Banana");
?>

The above example will output:

42

Example #2 uopz_set_return() example

<?php
uopz_set_return
("strlen", function($str) { return strlen($str) * 2; }, true );
echo
strlen("Banana");
?>

The above example will output:

12

Example #3 uopz_set_return() class example

<?php
class My {
public static function
strlen($arg) {
return
strlen($arg);
}
}
uopz_set_return(My::class, "strlen", function($str) { return strlen($str) * 2; }, true );
echo
My::strlen("Banana");
?>

The above example will output:

12
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