Don't tell me this isn't possible (object related question)

hi, let's say I have made some objects $content = new Content(); and in object content a new object is created $person = new Person("Jeroen"); Person holds a var age Now I want to do something like this in a normal PHP script echo $content->getPerson("Jeroen")->getAge(); or since PHP doesn't use private / prublic / etc.. echo $content->getPerson("Jeroen")->age; the point is , getPerson("Jeroen") returns an object. this object contains the function getAge() which return the var age but somehow this constuction isn't possible !!!! ????? Why !!!! ....... or is it but is there a strange syntax ???? kind regards Jeroen Olthof