Does PHP have a -> equivalent?

[pcw]

Hi,

 

I am just translating some code from PERL to PHP:

 

This is a line from the script that I have started to translate:

 

_{if($rulepointer->['action'] == $action){}

 

The -> does not seem to work. Is there a PHP equivalent?

[Mchl]

In PHP -> is used to indicate a method or property of an object

 

Example

 

$mysqli->query($sql);

runs method query() of object $mysqli.

 

What does -> in PERL stand for? Couldn't find any info.