I too have battled with this, so went hunting.... I found this explanation that I think is fairly clear!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $this explanation The $this pseudo-variable provides a mechanism for objects to refer to their own properties and methods. Outside of an object, there is a handle you can use to access its elements. Inside an object, there is no such handle, so you must fall back on $this. If you find $this confusing, try replacing it in your mind with the current instance when you encounter it in code. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< End >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -> explanation You can access public object properties using the object operator '- >'. So $en->type means the $type property of the Dictionary object referenced by $en. If you can access a property, it means that you can set and get its value. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< End HTH - Dave Porter On Oct 6, 9:29 am, "Gonzalo Servat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 10:38 PM, mattocrocop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks to all the guys who offered help. I found this great video > > series for beginners to OOP. > > >http://www.killerphp.com/tutorials/object-oriented-php/index.php > > > The last minute or so of Build Objects in PHP - Part I and the bulk of > > Part II offer a decent enough description of the meaning of "$this", > > and the of "->". > > Thanks Matt for writing back. I'm sure beginners to OOP will appreciate the > link. > > - Gonzalo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
