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php.jsThis article is part of the 'Porting PHP to Javascript' Project, which aims to decrease the gap between developing for PHP & Javascript.

A lot of people are familiar with PHP's functions, and though Javascript functions are often quite similar, some functions may be missing or addressed differently. The Javascript implementations should be as compliant with the PHP versions as possible, a good indication is that the PHP function manual could also apply to the Javascript version.

Porting crucial PHP functions to Javascript can be fun & useful. Currently some PHP functions have been added, but readers are encouraged to contribute and improve functions by adding comments. Eventually the goal is to save all the functions in one php.js file and make it publicly available for your coding pleasure.

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This is a Javascript version of the PHP function: create_function.

PHP create_function

Description

create_function - Create an anonymous (lambda-style) function

string create_function( string args , string code )

Usually these parameters will be passed as single quote delimited strings. The reason for using single quoted strings, is to protect the variable names from parsing, otherwise, if you use double quotes there will be a need to escape the variable names, e.g. \$avar.argsThe function arguments.

Parameters

Usually these parameters will be passed as single quote delimited strings. The reason for using single quoted strings, is to protect the variable names from parsing, otherwise, if you use double quotes there will be a need to escape the variable names, e.g. \$avar.

  • args

    The function arguments.

  • code

    The function code.

Return Values

Returns a unique function name as a string, or FALSE on error.

Javascript create_function

Source

This is the main source of the Javascript version of PHP's create_function

function create_function (args, code) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Johnny Mast (http://www.phpvrouwen.nl)
    // *     example 1: f = create_function('a, b', "return (a + b);");
    // *     example 1: f(1, 2);
    // *     returns 1: 3
    
    eval('var _oFunctionObject = function (' + args + ') { ' +  code + '}');
    return _oFunctionObject;
}

Examples

Currently there is 1 example

Example 1

This is how you could call create_function()
f(1, 2);
And that would return
3

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 htmlspecialchars, htmlspecialchars_decode
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Contributing is as easy as adding a comment with better code, or code for a new function.
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Coming Project features

Project features that we are currently working on:

  • Site. A place for php.js of it's own. You can track our lame attempts at phpjs.org. If there are any CakePHP developers out there who would like to help out, please contact me.
  • Compile. Compile your own php.js version, with only the functions you need. Should generate a hash with which you can retrieve latest versions of your php.js combination.
  • docBlock. Move to docBlock comments for improved compatibility with IDEs.
  • Done - Testsuite. A better test-suite that can be ran locally so developers can easily test before commiting. Also the testing itself should be more thorough.
  • Done - Versioning. Individual functions are versioned, but the entire library should be versioned as well.

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#2. Kevin on 08 September 2008

Member avatar: Kevin@ cedric: Hi Cedric, that's a very sharp observations. We have chosen to astray a little bit from PHP's implementation here. You can still handle the functions in the same way as PHP: 

call_user_func_array(create_function(), $a);
Only now both methods pass actual functions instead of function names (what PHP does). It was a trade-off, because otherwise we would have to work with global variables which would be nasty. Documentation is currently copied 1-on-1 from the PHP site, to be 100% correct we would have to make exceptions in the documentation, but unfortunately that not our number one priority at the moment. Thanks for your input.

#1. cedric on 29 August 2008

Gravatar.com: cedricThe doc states that this function "Returns a unique function name as a string," like the php version would, the example code looks like it's returning the actual function, not the name of the function (in PHP, it would have named the function something like 'lambda1' and returned it).

If your other functions like array_map() expect a function instead of the function's name, it should be okay - but the documentation would still be wrong.

Also, the example is incorrect or, not clear and I'm not understanding it.