Noob Question about "->"

[Rifts]

Hey all,

 

I have read as much as I could about "->" (I guess its called the arrow operator)

 

anyway I cant seem to comprehend what it is.

 

Could someone please explain it in the most simplistic way?

 

Thanks in advanced.

[JasonLewis]

Read up on OOP.

 

It's how properties and methods are accessed in classes. If it's a static property or method, you use the double colon ::

 

class MyClass {
    protected $foo = 'bar';

    public function bar(){
        echo $this->foo;
    }
}

$class = new MyClass;
$class->bar(); //will echo 'bar'

[trq]

Read up on OOP.

 

It's how properties and methods are accessed in classes. If it's a static property or method, you use the double colon ::

 

class MyClass {
    protected $foo = 'bar';

    public function bar(){
        echo $this->foo;
    }
}

$class = new MyClass;
$class->bar(); //will echo 'bar'

 

A bit nit picky but, it's actually how properties and methods are accessed from an object. If you want to access properties/methods of a class (they would need to be defined as static), you would use the :: operator.

[JasonLewis]

Read up on OOP.

 

It's how properties and methods are accessed in classes. If it's a static property or method, you use the double colon ::

 

class MyClass {
    protected $foo = 'bar';

    public function bar(){
        echo $this->foo;
    }
}

$class = new MyClass;
$class->bar(); //will echo 'bar'

 

A bit nit picky but, it's actually how properties and methods are accessed from an object. If you want to access properties/methods of a class (they would need to be defined as static), you would use the :: operator.

 

Ah yes yes, of course. Well, hopefully the OP reads the manual then.