newb question

[fatbeaver]

hi guys, i just started learning php, and am qurious what the arrow
sign operator mean..
for ex:

$this->dbConnect();


can someone explain it to me?


thanks.

[Rik]

Re: newb question

fatbeaver wrote:[color=blue]
> hi guys, i just started learning php, and am qurious what the arrow
> sign operator mean..
> for ex:
>
> $this->dbConnect();
>
>
> can someone explain it to me?[/color]

In short:
It calls a method or variable from an object.
Reading material:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

[Edmond Dantes]

Re: newb question

fatbeaver wrote:
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> hi guys, i just started learning php, and am qurious what the arrow
> sign operator mean..
> for ex:
>
> $this->dbConnect();
>
>
> can someone explain it to me?
>
>
> thanks.[/color]

You must really be new to programming in general.

The "->" notation is used to reference a method or a variable off of an
object. It's all about Object-Oriented Programming.

There are many good books and references on the subject of OOP. I suggest
you avail yourself of them.

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Re: newb question

fatbeaver wrote:[color=blue]
> hi guys, i just started learning php, and am qurious what the arrow
> sign operator mean..
> for ex:
>
> $this->dbConnect();
>
>
> can someone explain it to me?[/color]

Ignore it. Learn PHP first, then worry about that one.

It's a whole different way of programming, but unless you know the
language very well in the first place, it will just make things more
confusing.

However, to satisfy the question the -> is referring to a method or
member of a class.

Basically; You can code in objects, which is in very simple terms,
where everything is like a real life object.

e.g. imagine a person object. A person has a name, age, hair colour
etc, so if you had written a person "class" you would use it in you
code with the -> operator. Like...

$someChap = new person(); // set the variable $someChap to be a person
object.

$someChap->name = "Bob";

Anyway, as I said, learn PHP properly first, then worry about all this
stuff. It will make you a better programmer, in my opinion.

Good luck and enjoy it.

Nathan