__call() Method
__call() is a magic method: it is called when a method cannot be accessed, either because it doesn’t exist, or because its visibility prevents it.
That way, it is possible to dynamically create methods, without hardcoding them.
The __call() method receives the name of the target-method, and a list of arguments, as an array.
The __call() method has a related version for static methods, called __callStatic().
<?php
class Elephpant {
private $values = ['a' => 1,
'b' => 2,
];
// Checks the dictionary, or return 0
function __call($name, $args) {
if (method_exists($this, $name)) {
return $this->$name(...$args);
}
return 0;
}
}
?>