if i have an expression that evaluates to an object, the return value from a function, say, and i only want the value of one of the objects properties, is there a tidy way to get it without setting another variable? to illustrate, here's something that doesn't work, but it would be convenient if it did: $o = array( (object) array('a'=>1), (object) array('a'=>2) ); if ( end($o)->a > 1 ) { // can't use -> like this! ... } -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php