Class calling Class returning 'object'

I am in need of some assistance working with classes. I have a function (X) which calls a class (A), that class calls another class (B) and returns the results. At this point I think I am doing everything correctly within' class A because if I echo the results of Class A calling Class B the data is displayed. However, when I use 'return $data' from function X (ex. $data = $ClassA->function( $var1, $var2 ); ) the word 'object' is being displayed in the browser. Here is the code; any help, tips, pointers is appreciated. // function 'chooser' calls class 'myAuth' and returns $data function chooser( $level, $page, $user, $pass ) { if( $page == "auth" ) { require 'auth.inc.php'; $data = new myAuth; $data = $data->login( $_POST['user'], $_POST['pass'] ); } else { $data = "error"; } return $data; } // myAuth class class myAuth { var $data; function login( $user, $pass ) { if( ( empty( $user ) ) || ( empty( $pass ) ) ) { $data = new myAuthTmplte(); $data = $data->AuthTemplate( 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, $errors ); } else { $data = "error"; } return $data; // If I do echo $data I can see the results of calling the myAuthTmplte Class } // myAuthTmplte class class myAuthTmplte { var $data; function AuthTemplate( $cmd, $args, $num, $message, $errors ) { $data = "I should be seeing this text right here"; // This data should be displayed but I am only seeing the word 'object' in the browser return $data; } -- Jason Gerfen "When asked what love is: Love is the Jager talking." ~Craig Baldo