What is $this->

[jimbob]

Hi,

I am relatively new to PHP and have been looking at example code, guides etc. Can anyone tell me what -> is used for?

$this -> something;

or even more strange....

$this -> something = $else;

Thanks for your help,

Jimbob

[LordShryku]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php#keyword.class

[jimbob]

thanks for the link.

Am I right in thinking you would use '->' only in dealing with classes and functions?

What is the correct term/name for -> ? Is it an operator?