RE: [PHP] Question on class syntax

Thanks for the information. I checked the manual but wasn't able to find it.


Luis

-----Original Message-----
From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:35 PM
To: Luis Lebron; Php-General (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [php] Question on class syntax


From: "Luis Lebron" <llebron@sigmatech.com>
> I am currently using a php class that uses the following syntax:
>
> $value= htmlcleaner::cleanup($value);
>
>
> What exactly is the :: used for? Is there a different syntax for :: ?

You're calling the cleanup() method of the "htmlcleaner" class.

You could also have:

$ob = new htmlcleaner;
$value = $ob->cleanup($value);

You can use the first method without having to actually make a new object.
Whether that's better or not depends upon your application. It basically
turns your "object" into a function repository.

---John Holmes...