# forward_static_call_array

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

forward_static_call_array — Call a static method and pass the arguments as array

### Description

forward_static_call_array ( callable `$function` , array `$parameters` ) : mixed

Calls a user defined function or method given by the `function` parameter. This function must be called within a method context, it can't be used outside a class. It uses the late static binding. All arguments of the forwarded method are passed as values, and as an array, similarly to call_user_func_array().

### Parameters

`function`

  The function or method to be called. This parameter may be an array, with the name of the class, and the method, or a string, with a function name.

`parameter`

  One parameter, gathering all the method parameter in one array.

  > Note:

  > Note that the parameters for forward_static_call_array() are not passed by reference.

### Return Values

Returns the function result, or `FALSE` on error.

### Examples

Example #1 forward_static_call_array() example

`<?php
class A
{
const NAME = 'A';
public static function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo static::NAME, " ".join(',', $args)." \n";
}
}
class B extends A
{
const NAME = 'B';
public static function test() {
echo self::NAME, "\n";
forward_static_call_array(array('A', 'test'), array('more', 'args'));
forward_static_call_array( 'test', array('other', 'args'));
}
}
B::test('foo');
function test() {
$args = func_get_args();
echo "C ".join(',', $args)." \n";
}
?>`

The above example will output:

    B
    B more,args
    C other,args

### See Also

- forward_static_call() - Call a static method
- call_user_func() - Call the callback given by the first parameter
- call_user_func_array() - Call a callback with an array of parameters
- is_callable() - Verify that the contents of a variable can be called as a function
- information about the callback type