Re: -> operator and :: (formal names?) (RESOLVED)

Michael and Curt, Thank you very much with your time and promptness. You both have been very helpful. Kind regards, Katie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Zirzow" <php-general@zirzow.dyndns.org> To: "php" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] -> operator and :: (formal names?) > * Thus wrote Katie Marquez: > > Hi! > > > > I did a search of the PHP manual for these: > > > > -> and :: > > > > as far as the :: is, its name (in php): The Paamayim Nekudotayim. > > Paamayim Nekudotayim would, at first, seem a strange choice for a > double-colon. However, at the time of writing of Zend Engine 0.5 > (which powered PHP3), that is what Andi and Zeev decided to call > it. It actually does mean double-colon - in Hebrew! As PHP has > progressed with its development it has just never changed. > > php4: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/keyword.paamayim-nekudotayim.php > > php5 (comming soon): > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php > > Curt > -- > First, let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes > you've been hearing about. No, sir. Our model is the trapezoid! > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >