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@NogDogFeb 06.2009 — #"->", as referred to above, is used in object-oriented PHP code to specify that the expression on the right is a member of the object on the left. If you know JavaScript, it is essentially the same as the "." operator in JS, such as in "document.write();".
"=>" is used in certain array-related constructs to specify an array index on the left and its value on the right, such as in:
What do "=>" and "->" mean?
I’ve started learning PHP, and I have run across these (operators???) before, but never an explanation of them. I have tried to search for them, but they always return no results, because they can’t be used as keywords, apparently. Anyway, I’ve seen them in the context,
[CODE]Array([0]=>1, [1]=>3)
and
[CODE]$rollovers->types(ROLLOVER_MOUSEOVER|ROLLOVER_MOUSEOUT)
I guess by the context that => is sort of like a literal, =, but why not use =??? And -> I’m guessing is a way of applying a method to an object? Anyway, could someone explain this to a newbie? Thanks!
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@NogDogFeb 06.2009 — #"->", as referred to above, is used in object-oriented PHP code to specify that the expression on the right is a member of the object on the left. If you know JavaScript, it is essentially the same as the "." operator in JS, such as in "document.write();"."=>" is used in certain array-related constructs to specify an array index on the left and its value on the right, such as in:
[code=php]
$myArray = array(1 => 'one', 'name' => 'Bob');
foreach($myArray as $key => $value)
{
echo "$key = $value<br />n";
}
[/code]