Given that this is OK: 
  $method = "my_method_name";
  $object->$method();

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the following isn't, and causes compilation errors: 
  $method = "something";
  $object->do_$method();

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That is, where you want to append a string to $method, but are trying to avoid having to explicitly throw in the line "$method = 'do_'.$method" before the call.

Now, having to add that line isn't exactly a big deal, but I could've sworn that there is a way to do this, only I'm stuck. I can't tell if either a) I've forgotten something more or less obvious that makes this possible, or b) I'm completely off, and what I'm trying to do just won't fly. Can anyone help me?

-- Frag.
(taking ton's theme and running with it)

In reply to The Dynamic Method Calls Strike Back by frag

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