Make for loop function that run another function

Question

Is possible to make for loop function for php, that works like this

function hit(){

}

function forLoop($function, $times) {

for($x = 0; $x < $times; $x++) {
    $function;
}

$this->forLoop($function, 5);

For sure! Just try it out. (Typo 1: forgot 1 closing curly bracket for the `forLoop` function Typo 2: parentheses for the function call: `$function();`) — Rizier123, Feb 18 '15 at 08:33
possible duplicate of [Use Variable as Function Name in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8466473/use-variable-as-function-name-in-php) — Rizier123, Feb 18 '15 at 08:35
If your code is in a class context e.g. class declaration and `$this->getScore` Is holding a name for a function sure why not? — Rizier123, Feb 18 '15 at 08:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '15 at 08:40

0

This can be done with the call_user_func function:

function hit(){
    echo "hello !";
}

function forLoop($function, $times) {

    for($x = 0; $x < $times; $x++) {
        call_user_func($function);
    }
}

forLoop('hit', 5);

answered Feb 18 '15 at 08:40

Mureinik

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You also can simply write: `$function();` – Rizier123 Feb 18 '15 at 08:41
for ($hole = 0; $hole < 18; $hole++) { $function; } public function generateCourse($course, $type) { $this->runFunction($this->generateHole($hole), $type); } – ALeifsson Feb 18 '15 at 08:55

Make for loop function that run another function

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