Closure::getCurrent

(PHP 8 >= 8.5.0)

Closure::getCurrent — Returns the currently executing closure

Beschreibung

public static Closure::getCurrent(): Closure

Returns the currently executing closure. This method is primarily useful for implementing recursive closures without needing to capture a reference to the closure variable using the use keyword.

This method must be called from within a closure; calling it outside of a closure context will result in Error: Current function is not a closure.

Parameter-Liste

Diese Funktion besitzt keine Parameter.

Rückgabewerte

Returns the currently executing Closure instance.

Fehler/Exceptions

Throws an Error if called outside of a closure context.

Beispiele

Beispiel #1 Closure::getCurrent() example

Using Closure::getCurrent() to implement a recursive Fibonacci function:

<?php
$fibonacci = function (int $n) {
    if ($n === 0 || $n === 1) {
        return $n;
    }

    $fn = Closure::getCurrent();
    return $fn($n - 1) + $fn($n - 2);
};

echo $fibonacci(10); // Outputs: 55
?>

Beispiel #2 Comparison with traditional approach

Prior to PHP 8.5, implementing recursive closures required capturing a reference to the closure variable using the use keyword:

<?php
// Traditional approach (still works in PHP 8.5)
$fibonacci = function (int $n) use (&$fibonacci) {
    if ($n === 0) return 0;
    if ($n === 1) return 1;
    return $fibonacci($n - 1) + $fibonacci($n - 2);
};

echo $fibonacci(10); // Outputs: 55
?>

The Closure::getCurrent() approach eliminates the need to declare the variable with a reference in the use clause, making the code cleaner and less error-prone.