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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's forward_static_call_array

{% codeblock funchand/forward_static_call_array.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/funchand/forward_static_call_array.js raw on github %}
function forward_static_call_array (cb, parameters) {
  // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
  // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  // %          note 1: No real relevance to late static binding here; might also use call_user_func_array()
  // *     example 1: forward_static_call_array('isNaN', ['a']);
  // *     returns 1: true
  // *     example 2: forward_static_call_array('isNaN', [1]);
  // *     returns 2: false

  var func;

  if (typeof cb === 'string') {
    if (typeof this[cb] === 'function') {
      func = this[cb];
    } else {
      func = (new Function(null, 'return ' + cb))();
    }
  }
  else if (Object.prototype.toString.call(cb) === '[object Array]') {
    func = eval(cb[0] + "['" + cb[1] + "']");
  }

  if (typeof func !== 'function') {
    throw new Error(func + ' is not a valid function');
  }

  return func.apply(null, parameters);
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [view on github](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/funchand/forward_static_call_array.js)
 - [edit on github](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/funchand/forward_static_call_array.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
forward_static_call_array('isNaN', ['a']);
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
true
{% endcodeblock %}

### Example 2
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
forward_static_call_array('isNaN', [1]);
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
false
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the funchand extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/funchand.html %}