Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-24 Thread Michael
John Hinton wrote: Michael Stepanov wrote: With a return receipt attached and I'm wondering if we all return the receipt each time someone forgets about this on various mailing lists, would the 6583 subscribers actually returned the receipt, would it break the habit? All in fun... sorry

Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread John Nichel
John Hinton wrote: Michael Stepanov wrote: With a return receipt attached and I'm wondering if we all return the receipt each time someone forgets about this on various mailing lists, would the 6583 subscribers actually returned the receipt, would it break the habit? All in fun... sorry

Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread John Hinton
Michael Stepanov wrote: With a return receipt attached and I'm wondering if we all return the receipt each time someone forgets about this on various mailing lists, would the 6583 subscribers actually returned the receipt, would it break the habit? All in fun... sorry Michael.. it just h

Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread Michael Stepanov
Rory Browne wrote: It's in the manual. PHP4 $obj = new SomeObject() would create a SomeObject, and assign it by value to $obj. $obj would be a copy of the one created. by the new SomeObject. & makes it assign by reference. PHP5 In PHP5 Objects are assigned by reference anyway so the & doesn't

Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread Rory Browne
Try this On 6/23/05, Michael Stepanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Usually, I develop on Perl. But my current task pushes me to start use > PHP. Generally, it's great but sometimes I'm a little bit confused. > For example, recently I've found a strange notation of creation of PHP

Re: [PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread Rory Browne
It's in the manual. PHP4 $obj = new SomeObject() would create a SomeObject, and assign it by value to $obj. $obj would be a copy of the one created. by the new SomeObject. & makes it assign by reference. PHP5 In PHP5 Objects are assigned by reference anyway so the & doesn't matter. On 6/23/05,

[PHP] Strange notation to create object

2005-06-23 Thread Michael Stepanov
Dear all, Usually, I develop on Perl. But my current task pushes me to start use PHP. Generally, it's great but sometimes I'm a little bit confused. For example, recently I've found a strange notation of creation of PHP objects: $obj = & new SomeObject(); Can anyone explain me meaning of *&*?