How to automatically load function in PHP

Question

I use this code to load classes

 function __autoload($className)
 {
      $files = dirname(__FILE__).'/public/class/'.$className.'.php';

      if(file_exists($files))
      {
           include_once($files);
      }
 }

does anyone know how to retrieve the function automatically, too? Thank you.

Marcin Orlowski · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-02 17:47:48Z

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Autoloader function registered spl_autoload_register() can be used to load classes, but not functions. Wrap your functions in class or classes to utilize autoloading, i.e.

class Utils {
  static function foo() {
    ..
  }
}

then call it static way:

Utils::foo();

and you can have it autoloaded when needed. See more infromation on autoloading in PHP manual.

edited Sep 2, 2012 at 17:47

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 16:21

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Charlie Over a year ago

Too do not understand what you mean, an example? Thank you very much

Marcin Orlowski Over a year ago

Just add static keyword to function declaration as in my updated answer.

J. Bruni · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-02 16:26:01Z

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Yes, you can automatically load classes using the autoload feature, but no, you can't do the same for functions.

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 16:26

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