AlexElkins

Can the __call method detect which variable is DOING the calling?

No, because the possibilities aren't limited. It isn't feasible to make a function with the name of the output as it has no bounds. I'm starting to think that I would have to create a class for each variable to turn it into an object so that I could have the __invoke method with it as well. $account->phone_number = '123-456-7890'; and then I could also CALL phone_number and use what is passed to it $account->phone_number('LIKE %456%'); function phone_number($var) { return mysql_query('SELECT FROM table WHERE phone_number ' . $var); }

Hello, I need to create a variable that also has a function when invoked, much like the OOP __invoke magic method, but with a variable rather than a class object. #1: Is this possible? Consider the situation: $parent->child->variable = "test"; I also want to run a SQL query using $parent->child->variable('= 2'); where this function would look like function $this->variable($params) { return mysql_query('SELECT FROM `parent`.`child` WHERE `variable`' . $params); } I already know about safety, etc., so I don't need help on that front. I just need to know if a variable can also be used as a function via its own __invoke magic method or something similar?