error message when declaring an private array in a class

[numerical25]

Im trying to declare an array within a class. the varible is a private varible. but i keep getting this error message when i run the page

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NEW in /home/igvdev/public_html/empire/system/content/mail_form.php on line 56

can someone help me please. i marked line 56

public $to; 						//	This is going into the param of mail(). specifies who your sending it to			
	public $from;						// 	This is going into the actual message. Just telling the reciever who the message is from
	public $email;						// 	This is going into the Email param of the mail() funciton. Specifies where the message is going to
	public $senders_email;				// 	This is going into the message and it is telling the reciever whos email it is
	public $subject;					// 	This is going into the subject param of the mail() function. Believe it appears in the title bar.
	private $message = new array(); /* This is line 56	This is an array that gathers 2 types of data. the $key which would be the label such as 'Name:' and the value
											which would be the information pretaining to the name such as 'Billy' you can only set the data through the 
											insert function */
	private $final_message;		

[bodzan]

Try to declare function without "new", i.e. try this:

private $message = array();

[numerical25]

too late, i figure it out already 🙁 but perhapes you can help me with the next post. Which is about to be two minutes from now. be on the look out!