[SOLVED] some basic php question

[mare70]

I Know What this code doing but i dont know way used expression "->" and variable "this"

code:

$this->host = $settings['dbhost'];

        $this->dbname = $settings['dbname'];

        $this->user = $settings['dbusername'];

        $this->pass = $settings['dbpassword'];

 

way this code dont look like this:

 

dbname = $settings['dbname'];

 

ps. I am new in php and i have

experience in vb.net ,so plase understand me and help mi migrate.Thanks

[revraz]

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,95867.0.html

[samshel]

"->" is used with an object in PHP to refer to member property/variable or a member method.

 

$this will represent the current object of the current class.

[mare70]

thanks