Closure::fromCallable

(PHP 7 >= 7.1.0)

Closure::fromCallableConverts a callable into a closure

Description

public static Closure::fromCallable(callable $callback): Closure

Create and return a new anonymous function from given callback using the current scope. This method checks if the callback is callable in the current scope and throws a TypeError if it is not.

Note:

As of PHP 8.1.0, First class callable syntax has the same semantics as this method.

Parameters

callback

The callable to convert.

Return Values

Returns the newly created Closure or throws a TypeError if the callback is not callable in the current scope.

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igorchernin at yahoo dot com
8 years ago
It seems that the result of the "fromCallable" behaves a little bit different then an original Lambda function.class A {    private $name;    public function __construct($name)    {        $this->name = $name;    }}// test callablefunction getName(){      return $this->name;}$bob = new A("Bob");$cl1 = Closure::fromCallable("getName");$cl1 = $cl1->bindTo($bob, 'A');//This will retrieve: Uncaught Error: Cannot access private property A::$name $result = $cl1();echo $result;//But for a Lambda function$cl2 = function() {    return $this->name;};$cl2 = $cl2->bindTo($bob, 'A');$result = $cl2();// This will print Bobecho $result;
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4-lom at live dot de
7 years ago
Sadly, your comparison is incorrect.// The equivalent to$cl1 = Closure::fromCallable("getName");$cl1 = $cl1->bindTo($bob, 'A');// is most likely this$cl2 = function() {    return call_user_func_array("getName", func_get_args());};$cl2 = $cl2->bindTo($bob, 'A');Executing one or the other Closure should result in the same access violation error you already postet.----A simple PHP 7.0 polyfill could look like this:----namespace YourPackage;/** * Class Closure * * @see \Closure */class Closure{    /**     * @see \Closure::fromCallable()     * @param callable $callable     * @return \Closure     */    public static function fromCallable(callable $callable)    {        // In case we've got it native, let's use that native one!        if(method_exists(\Closure::class, 'fromCallable')) {            return \Closure::fromCallable($callable);        }        return function () use ($callable) {            return call_user_func_array($callable, func_get_args());        };    }}
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nakerlund at gmail dot com
7 years ago
I have two points:It is possible to use Closure::fromCallable to convert private/protected methods to closures and use them outside the class.Closure::fromCallable accepts late dynamic bindings using the keyword static if provided as a string. My code below demonstrate how a private static method can be used as a callback in a function outside the class.<?phpfunction myCustomMapper ( Callable $callable, string $str ): string {  return join(' ', array_map( $callable, explode(' ', $str) ) );}class MyClass {    public static function mapUCFirst ( string $str ): string {        $privateMethod = 'static::mapper';        $mapper = Closure::fromCallable( $privateMethod );        return myCustomMapper( $mapper, $str );    }    private static function mapper ( string $str ): string {        return ucfirst( $str );    }}echo MyClass::mapUCFirst('four little uncapitalized words');// Prints: Four Little Uncapitalized Words?>
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