return a new object from a function

[travelbuff]

Hi all:

I am trying to create a function that loads a class and returns a new object. Here is what I have:

function load_ipbsdk() {
// Load and Start IPB SDK
require_once "{$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/forums/ipbsdk/ipbsdk_class.inc.php";
$SDK =& new IPBSDK();
return $SDK;
} //end function load_ipbsdk

however, that throws an error:
"Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in...on line 15"

So how do I return the newly instantiated object?

Thanks

[thorpe]

might be way off here, just a guess. this is how i would have done it in asp.

i think you still need to use the 'new' keywork when calling the function.

$myobj = new load_ipbsdk();

just a guess. not tested.

[thorpe]

ok.... maybe not. just tested it and all that does is throw an error saying no class called 'load_ipbsdk' defined.

ive tested this... and it works.

<?php

  class bar {

function foo() {
  echo 'this is foo';
}

  }

  function getbar() {
    $bar = new bar();
    return $bar;
  }

  $bar = getbar();
  $bar->foo();

?>

post some more code.... what is line 15?

[travelbuff]

Thanks Thorpe - that works, but I don't understand it.
The function in the included file is not part of the ipdsdk class (or any class), and is defined like this:

function load_ipbsdk() {
// Load and Start IPB SDK
require_once "{$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']}/forums/ipbsdk/ipbsdk_class.inc.php";
$SDK =& new IPBSDK();
return $SDK;
} //end function load_ipbsdk

and I call it like this and get my new object:

$SDK = load_ipbsdk();

Like I said, it works, but I don't understand why I have to assign the function call to a variable to ge the object?

Thanks