PHP check if function callable but not invokable object?

I want a custom is_callable_func function which captures correctly functions and closures but disregards custom objects which implement the __invoke method.

Example:

function test1()
{
   // ..
}

class MyObject
{
  public function test2()
  {
     // ..
  }
}

class MyInvokableObject
{
   public function __invoke()
   {
      // ..
   }
}

$test3 = function() {
  // ..
};


echo is_callable_func('test1'); // true
echo is_callable_func([new MyObject(), 'test2']); // true
echo is_callable_func($test3); // true
echo is_callable_func(new MyInvokableObject()); // must return false!!

I tried using:

function is_callable_func($f)
{
   return is_callable($f) && !is_object($f);
}

but it doesnt work, since, for example, anonymous functions are objects. Possible??

PS: would appreciate if proposed solution is backwards-compatible to php 5.3

Answer

You can check what type of object the callable is, a closure will be an instance of Closure…

function is_callable_func($f)
{
    return is_callable($f) && ( !is_object($f) || $f instanceof Closure);
}

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