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9 years ago
If the target class has __call() magic function implemented, then is_callable will ALWAYS return TRUE for whatever method you call it.
is_callable does not evaluate your internal logic inside __call() implementation (and this is for good).
Therefore every method name is callable for such classes.

Hence it is WRONG to say (as someone said):
...is_callable will correctly determine the existence of methods made with __call...

Example:
<?php
class TestCallable
{
    public function testing()
    {
          return "I am called.";
    }

    public function __call($name, $args)
    {
        if($name == 'testingOther') 
        {
                return call_user_func_array(array($this, 'testing'), $args);
        }
    }
}

$t = new TestCallable();
echo $t->testing();      // Output: I am called.
echo $t->testingOther(); // Output: I am called.
echo $t->working();      // Output: (null)

echo is_callable(array($t, 'testing'));       // Output: TRUE
echo is_callable(array($t, 'testingOther'));  // Output: TRUE
echo is_callable(array($t, 'working'));       // Output: TRUE, expected: FALSE
?>
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