# Call\_user\_func

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 9, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165 "2006-09-09T22:43:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brandon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165/1 "2006-09-09T22:43:21Z")

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Hi I was wondering if ruby on rails had a function similar to PHP’s  
call\_user\_func. Or at least a way to achieve similar functionality.

thanks

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**Author:** ![brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brandon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165/2 "2006-09-09T23:07:24Z")

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On 9/9/06, Brandon [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi I was wondering if ruby on rails had a function similar to PHP’s  
> call\_user\_func. Or at least a way to achieve similar functionality.

Grab yourself a copy of _Ruby for Rails_ by David Black.

“abc”.size == “abc”.send(:size)

jeremy

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**Author:** ![brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brandon)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165/3 "2006-09-16T21:52:38Z")

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Thanks I really appreciate it!

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**Author:** ![brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@brandon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brandon)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-user-func/68165/4 "2006-09-17T00:07:47Z")

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New object.send is similar to php’s call\_user\_func

Is there something equivalent to php’s call\_user\_func\_array ?? What im  
tring to do is represent wordpress’s plugin engine with ruby on rails