JavaScript forward_static_call_array

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function forward_static_call_array (cb, parameters) {
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    // 
    // version: 1008.1718
    // discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/forward_static_call_array    // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
    // %          note 1: No real relevance to late static binding here; might also use call_user_func_array()
    // *     example 1: forward_static_call_array('isNaN', ['a']);
    // *     returns 1: true
    // *     example 2: forward_static_call_array('isNaN', [1]);    // *     returns 2: false
 
    var func;
 
    if (typeof cb == 'string') {        if (typeof this[cb] == 'function') {
            func = this[cb];
        } else {
            func = (new Function(null, 'return ' + cb))();
        }    } else if (cb instanceof Array) {
        func = eval(cb[0]+"['"+cb[1]+"']");
    }
 
    if (typeof func != 'function') {        throw new Error(func + ' is not a valid function');
    }
 
    return func.apply(null, parameters);
}

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Examples

» Example 1

Running

1	forward_static_call_array('isNaN', ['a']);

Should return

true

» Example 2

Running

1	forward_static_call_array('isNaN', [1]);

Should return

false

Dependencies

No dependencies, you can use this function standalone.

Open syntax issues

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Authors

Thanks to the following developers, you get to have forward_static_call_array goodness in JavaScript.

Brett Zamir ( original )

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