Posted by Michael Fesser on 10/01/07 13:58

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>On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:41:35 +0200, Willem Bogaerts
><w.bogaerts@kratz.maardanzonderditstuk.nl> wrote:
>
>>> Also, what does "unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR" mean?
>>
>>It means that the -> is unexpected at that point.
>
>Yes, thanks, but more precisely: the "->" is not an operator

It is an operator, like "::".

>nor is it
>text. (I assume that "T" is short for text.)

The "T" means token.

>So it's unclear what this
>error msg means.

The parser simply doesn't expect a "->" token at that point.

>Let me refine my example, so as not to use any reserved word like
>"function"
>
>$o = new MyObject()->myFunction() does not work:
>
>If I know what the error means, it will be easier to remember.

The message is pretty clear. PHP doesn't support this syntax.

Micha

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