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dynClass: Extends stdClass to have callable functions

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This class can extends stdClass to have callable functions.

The __construct function takes an array of values that define either class variables or functions. The variables or functions may also be assigned setting an object value.

Calling a property assigned to a callable function will call the function forwarding any parameters.

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Number 7		 stdClass is an empty base class built-in PHP that does not contain any functions or variables. It is used to create generic objects.

stdClass objects can be created by converting values of other types to objects. However there are limitations.

The dynClass overcomes some of stdClass limitations by allowing for instance to have assign callable functions to object via the class constructor that takes an array of properties and functions as parameter.

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Example

<?php
//test of dynclass vs stdClass
include "dynClass.class.php";
echo '<h1>Initialising classes</h1>';
$dyn = new dynClass(array("z"=>"foo", "method1"=>function(){ return "Method1 called";}));
$std = new stdClass(array("z"=>"foo"));

echo '<p>dynClass understands initialization from array</p>';
echo "dyn ->z : " . $dyn->z;
echo '<p>But stdClass does not</p>';
echo "std ->z : " . $std->z;

$dyn->a = array(1,2,3,4,"ttt");
$std->a = array(1,2,3,4,"ttt");

$dyn->b = true;
$std->b = true;

$dyn->c = "string";
$std->c = "string";

$testclass = new stdClass();
$testclass->property = "test property";

$dyn->o = $testclass;
$std->o = $testclass;

$dyn->f = function($parm='no value passed') { return "lambda passed $parm"; } ;
$std->f = function($parm='no value passed') { return "lambda passed $parm"; } ;

$u = function($parm='no value passed') { return "Saved lambda returned $parm"; } ;
$dyn->u = $u;
$std->u = $u;

$t = function($parm='z') {
    return $this->$parm;
    } ;
$dyn->t = $t;

global $glob;
$glob = "This is a global";
$g = function () {
    global $glob;
    return "This is from outside: $glob";
     } ;

$dyn->g = $g;
$std->g = $g;

$dyn->i = 55;
$std->i = 55;

$dyn->e = 55E6;
$std->e = 55E6;

echo "<h1>Var_dump of stdClass</h1><pre>";
var_dump($std);

echo "</pre>var_dump of dynClass</h1><pre>";
var_dump($dyn);

echo "
</pre><h1>Test lambdas added to dynClass as properties</h1><pre>
directly assigned lambda f : {$dyn->f}
indirectly assigned lambda u : {$dyn->u}
lambda referencing global g : {$dyn->g}
lambda referencing \$this t : {$dyn->t}
lambda at instantiation method1: {$dyn->method1}
</pre>";

echo "
</pre><h1>Test lambdas added to dynClass as methods</h1><pre>
directly assigned lambda f : {$dyn->f("-value-")}
indirectly assigned lambda u : {$dyn->u("-value-")}
lambda referencing global g : {$dyn->g("-value-")}
lambda referencing \$this t : {$dyn->t("z")}
</pre><h1>The remainder are going to fail</h1>";
try {
    echo "</pre><h1>Test lambdas added to stdClass as properties</h1><pre>
    f : {$std->f}
    u : {$std->u}
    g : {$std->g}
    </pre>";

    echo "
    </pre><h1>Test lambdas added to stdClass as methods</h1><pre>
    f : {$std->f("-value-")}
    u : {$std->u("-value-")}
    g : {$std->g("-value-")}
    </pre>";
}
catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "<br>As anticipated, this error occurred: $e";
}
?>

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Plain text file dynClass.class.php Class The class definition
Accessible without login Plain text file dynClass.docs.pdf Doc. How to use dynClass
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