using $this inside a function

[dhinge]

I have an object called "logger" inside of $this, which I'm trying to use inside of a function (not a method).

 

function parseDate($date) {

    $this->logger->debug($this, "date is $date");

    // parse parse parse

}

 

I run it and get "Fatal error:  Using $this when not in object context". If I add: "global $this" I get: Fatal error</b>:  Cannot re-assign $this

 

I have to have "$this" to run the logger, so how do I get the function to recognize $this?

[Alex]

The reserved $this variable can only be used inside methods of objects.