* R. Van Tassel <jazzsnob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C4D88C.AECDCB00 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Can someone please point me to the php documentation where it explains > > $this - > > > What is the symbol "- >" and is $this something only used in classes? > > I can't find any information that explains this specifically but see it used > everywhere. It's in http://php.net/oop and/or http://php.net/oop5 (php5). $this is a special variable used within methods of classes to indicate the current object instance. The '->' notation is used to access object properties and methods. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | mailto:matthew@xxxxxxxxxx Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php