PHP-CS-Fixer/doc/rules/function_notation/regular_callable_call.rst

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Rule ``regular_callable_call``
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Callables must be called without using ``call_user_func*`` when possible.

Warning
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Using this rule is risky
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Risky when the ``call_user_func`` or ``call_user_func_array`` function is
overridden or when are used in constructions that should be avoided, like
``call_user_func_array('foo', ['bar' => 'baz'])`` or ``call_user_func($foo, $foo
= 'bar')``.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
   -    call_user_func("var_dump", 1, 2);
   +    var_dump(1, 2);

   -    call_user_func("Bar\Baz::d", 1, 2);
   +    Bar\Baz::d(1, 2);

   -    call_user_func_array($callback, [1, 2]);
   +    $callback(...[1, 2]);

Example #2
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
   -call_user_func(function ($a, $b) { var_dump($a, $b); }, 1, 2);
   +(function ($a, $b) { var_dump($a, $b); })(1, 2);

   -call_user_func(static function ($a, $b) { var_dump($a, $b); }, 1, 2);
   +(static function ($a, $b) { var_dump($a, $b); })(1, 2);
References
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- Fixer class: `PhpCsFixer\\Fixer\\FunctionNotation\\RegularCallableCallFixer <./../../../src/Fixer/FunctionNotation/RegularCallableCallFixer.php>`_
- Test class: `PhpCsFixer\\Tests\\Fixer\\FunctionNotation\\RegularCallableCallFixerTest <./../../../tests/Fixer/FunctionNotation/RegularCallableCallFixerTest.php>`_

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.