RE: [PHP] str_pad

On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 11:18, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 11:00, Jeff McKeon wrote: > > Just learning PHP and figuring out all the syntax and stuff. Anyway I > > had a question about the code example in this post... > > > > What does the "->" do in: > > > > $dbranch = str_pad($line->dbranch_no, 6, '', STR_PAD_LEFT); > > > > Is dbranch_no a "class" I don't know about? > > $line is an instance of some class (not shown in the above). dbranch is Should say dbranch_no 8) > a member variable of the class, and subsequently an instance variable of > the object $line. The -> is how you access methods and variables in > objects. > > HTH, > Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'