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Note

This is a point-in-time snapshot of the API documentation from January 2026. Going forward, we will not be maintaining a public copy of these references, and recommend users to refer to the built-in signature helpers available in the Hack LSP instead for complete and up-to-date information.

Create a function reference to an instance method that can be called on any instance of the same type

namespace HH;

function meth_caller(
  string $cls_name,
  string $meth_name,
);

The global function meth_caller('cls_name', 'meth_name') creates a reference to an instance method on the specified class. This method can then be used to execute across a collection of objects of that class.

To identify the class for the function, use a class reference of the format MyClassName::class.

Hack provides a variety of methods that allow you to construct references to methods for delegation. The methods in this group are:

  • class_meth for static methods on a class
  • fun for global functions
  • inst_meth for instance methods on a single object
  • meth_caller for an instance method where the instance will be determined later
  • Or use anonymous code within a lambda expression.

Example

<?hh // strict
$v = Vector { Vector { 1, 2, 3 }, Vector { 1, 2 }, Vector { 1 } };

// Each result returns Vector { 3, 2, 1 };
$result2 = $v->map(meth_caller(Vector::class, 'count'));
$result3 = $v->map($x ==> $x->count());

Parameters​

  • string $cls_name A constant string with the name of the class, or a class reference using FullClassName::class.
  • string $meth_name A constant string with the name of the instance method.

Returns​

  • $func_ref - A fully typed function reference to the instance method.