$class->method()->method()

[edg@greenberg.org]

This works:

$b = $a->method1();
$c = $b->method2();

I'd like to get this all on one expression, something like:

$c = ${$a->method1()}->method2();
which doesn't work.

Is there any way to avoid actually creating and then using the $b
object?

Thanks,
</edg>
Ed Greenberg
San Jose CA USA

[Rutger Claes]

Re: $class-&gt;method()-&gt;method()

edg@greenberg.o rg wrote:
[color=blue]
> This works:
>
> $b = $a->method1();
> $c = $b->method2();
>
> I'd like to get this all on one expression, something like:
>
> $c = ${$a->method1()}->method2();
> which doesn't work.
>
> Is there any way to avoid actually creating and then using the $b
> object?
>
> Thanks,
> </edg>
> Ed Greenberg
> San Jose CA USA[/color]

If I'm not mistaking you'll be needing PHP5 to use that syntax...
In PHP5 $a->method1()->method2() works, in PHP4 it doesn't as far as I know.

Rutger
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[Matthias Esken]

Re: $class-&gt;method()-&gt;method()

edg@greenberg.o rg wrote:
[color=blue]
> This works:
>
> $b = $a->method1();
> $c = $b->method2();
>
> I'd like to get this all on one expression, something like:
>
> $c = ${$a->method1()}->method2();
> which doesn't work.[/color]

Use $c = $a->method1()->method2;

You'll need PHP 5 for this syntax.

Regards,
Matthias

[Andy Hassall]

Re: $class-&gt;method()-&gt;method()

On 6 Jan 2005 09:41:24 -0800, edg@greenberg.o rg wrote:
[color=blue]
>This works:
>
>$b = $a->method1();
>$c = $b->method2();
>
>I'd like to get this all on one expression, something like:
>
>$c = ${$a->method1()}->method2();
>which doesn't work.
>
>Is there any way to avoid actually creating and then using the $b
>object?[/color]

andyh@server:~/public_html$ cat test.php
<?php
class B {
function method2()
{
return 'x';
}
}

class A {
function method1()
{
return new B();
}
}

$a = new A();
$c = $a->method1()->method2();

print $c;
print "\n";
?>

andyh@server:~/public_html$ php -q test.php
x

andyh@server:~/public_html$ php -v
PHP 5.0.3 (cli) (built: Dec 22 2004 02:41:40)
Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.0.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies

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[edg@greenberg.org]

Re: $class-&gt;method()-&gt;method()

Thanks for all the responses.

I suppose I should have posted that I have to use PHP4 :(
Any ideas for the more traditional approach?