hi nick,
:: is what we call 'scope resolution operator', $this is your 'current scope'.

i guess you better read
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php.. all sections :))


~viraj



On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Nick Balestra <n...@beyounic.com> wrote:
> I am trying to understand how the joomla framework works, i see an heavy 
> usage of  "  ::  " in its code, here an example:
>
> function edit ()
>        {
>                JRequest::setVar('view, 'single');
>                $this ->display();
>        }
>
>
> from my really basic php understanding in the function edit i call a function 
> setVar() and i pass the paramter 'view' and 'single' in it then the output 
> ($this) is passed to the display() function.
>
> My question is what does :: means? an more precisely referring to the 
> example: JRequest::setVar('view, 'single');   how do you read it and how do 
> you manage it?
>
> Cheers, Nick
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