Invoke args

# ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs — Invoke args

### Description

public ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs(?object `$object`, array `$args`): mixed

Invokes the reflected method and pass its arguments as array.

### Parameters

`object`

  The object to invoke the method on. In case of static methods, you can pass null to this parameter.

`args`

  The parameters to be passed to the function, as an array.

### Return Values

Returns the method result.

### Errors/Exceptions

A ReflectionException if the `object` parameter does not contain an instance of the class that this method was declared in.

A ReflectionException if the method invocation failed.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.0.0 | `args` keys will now be interpreted as parameter names, instead of being silently ignored.

### Examples

Example #1 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() example

`<?php
class HelloWorld {
public function sayHelloTo($name) {
return 'Hello ' . $name;
}
}
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
echo $reflectionMethod->invokeArgs(new HelloWorld(), array('Mike'));
?>`

The above example will output:

    Hello Mike

### Notes

> Note:

> If the function has arguments that need to be references, then they must be references in the passed argument list.

### See Also

- ReflectionMethod::invoke() - Invoke
- __invoke()
- call_user_func_array() - Call a callback with an array of parameters

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