Ok got it from here.
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/keyword.paamayim-nekudotayim.php
using :: allows use of a class function but doesn't allow access the object,
so to access $this I do need to instantiate the class
Thanks
M:
> Try to create an instant of the class like this:
> <?php
> class test
> {
> var $table = "val";
>
> function showName()
> {
> return $this->table;
> }
>
> }
> $test = new Test;
> echo $test->showName();
>
> ?>
>
M:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valentin V. Petruchek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 18 October 2001 14:39
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] class problems
>
>
> Try to create an instant of the class like this:
> <?php
> class test
> {
> var $table = "val";
>
> function showName()
> {
> return $this->table;
> }
>
> }
> $test = new Test;
> echo $test->showName();
>
> ?>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PHP General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP_UK@egroups."
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 4:25 PM
> Subject: [PHP] class problems
>
>
> > Any ideas why this won't output anything
> >
> > <?php
> > class test
> > {
> > var $table = "matt";
> >
> > function showName()
> > {
> > return $this->table;
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
> > echo test::showName();
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > I have other classes along the similar lines but a lot bigger which work
> > fine.
> > I'm also using phplib which has a lot of this stuff going on...
> >
> > I remeber seeing something regarding it in the manual but i
> don't get how
> > it's all worked before.
> >
> > I'm using php4.06 apache 1.3.19 on win2k.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > M:
> >
> >
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