[thelist] another php question: object reference syntax

Michael Kimsal michael at tapinternet.com
Wed Jul 17 16:38:00 CDT 2002


Jonathan_A_McPherson at rl.gov wrote:
>>Ok, that makes sense. I seem to remember this talk about pointers
>>when going through a Java class, and you often see those caveats in
>>Java books (at least that I have read.) Coming from Java/JavaScript
>>it seemed odd.
>>
>>So - I CAN use dot syntax, but if I make a pointer, I have to use ->
>>correct?
>

Not in PHP.  PHP requires objects to use the -> no matter what.

Consider that Java compiles and PHP is (generally) interpreted.  Having
to determine if a . or -> are appropriate is going to take a bit
longer.  I think that's why there's a strict separation of thingys
(. and -> and whatever else).

Consider also that . is used for variable concatenation.  That is
easier (and probably used more often) than object property/method
accessing.




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