What is ::

[TomTees]

What do 2 colons together ( mean??

 

 

TomTees

 

 

[trq]

They allow you to access the static properties & methods of a class.

[TomTees]

They allow you to access the static properties & methods of a class.

 

So -> is to access instance properties and methods and :: is to access static properties and methods?

 

 

TomTees

 

[Anti-Moronic]

:: accesses a 'class' static methods and properties

-> is used to access an 'objects' methods and properties

 

see here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1245121/difference-between-and-in-php-mysqli-oop

 

Hope that helps.

 

 

[TomTees]

:: accesses a 'class' static methods and properties

-> is used to access an 'objects' methods and properties

 

Ah, said better than me!

 

 

see here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1245121/difference-between-and-in-php-mysqli-oop

 

Hope that helps.

 

Yes, good link!

 

Thanks,

 

 

TomTees

 

P.S. How do you mark something "Solved"??

[trq]

P.S. How do you mark something "Solved"??

 

Should be a green button in the bottom left corner (or maybe top right, its bottom left for me - needless to see, its big and green).