Is there something like JavaScript's apply function in PHP?

Question

In JavaScript, I can use apply to pass an array as arguments to a function:

var f = function (n,m) {},
    args = [1,2];

f.apply(null, args);

I now need to do something similar in PHP i.e. pass an array of items as 'separate' arguments to a function.

Is there any way this can be done?

Answer 1

You can use the function call_user_func_array. Simply pass in your function (as a callback, usually a string with the function name), and an array of arguments.

Additional note: for static functions, use forward_static_call_array.