RE: [PHP] Question on class syntax

I am currently using a php class that uses the following syntax: $value= htmlcleaner::cleanup($value); What exactly is the :: used for? Is there a different syntax for :: ? The manual has an entire section on this (http://www.php.net/manual/en/keyword.paamayim-nekudotayim.php) have you read

Re: [PHP] Question on class syntax

From: Luis Lebron [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am currently using a php class that uses the following syntax: $value= htmlcleaner::cleanup($value); What exactly is the :: used for? Is there a different syntax for :: ? You're calling the cleanup() method of the htmlcleaner class. You could also

Re: [PHP] Question on class syntax

The :: operator is used to access a static class method. In other words you can use the class method without creating an instance of the class. Alternatively you could have used the following less effcient syntax: $cleaner = new htmlcleaner(); $value = $cleaner-cleanup( $value );

RE: [PHP] Question on class syntax

Thanks for the information. I checked the manual but wasn't able to find it. Luis -Original Message- From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:35 PM To: Luis Lebron; Php-General (E-mail) Subject: Re: [PHP] Question on class syntax From: Luis