what is "->"

[scialom]

Hi,

I have a code (that someone else worte) and he using this:
$login->unlockTable($sid)

what does it mean? (I try to search for it, but I find nothing).

Assaf

[Chimera]

$login->unlockTable($sid) means call the method unlockTable in the object $login.

[PHP-Editors_com]

Its used in conjuction with Classes, the object orientated features that the PHP language supports. Here is a very basic layout:

// start the class (object template)
class TEST {
  var $val 

  function test($in) {
    $this->val = $in;
  }

  function change($mult) {
    $this->val = $this->val * $multi;
  }

  function result() {
    return $this->val;
  }

}

// then call the class
$ob = new test("3"); // create object and pass 3 into test method
$ob->change("3"); // pass 3 into the change method
echo $ob->result(); // should echo out 9 (3*3)

Not tested the above, but hopefully it should give you an idea of what -> represents.