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Verdagon · 01-25-2009, 06:26 AM

Hey everyone, why does this not work?

Code:

echo new DateTime()->getOffset();

I get this error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, expecting ',' or ';'

it seems like the -> operator only works when theres a $ somewhere before it in the line. Are there any simpler workarounds than saying this?:

Code:

$d = new DateTime();
echo $d->getOffset();

(it's not just with the DateTime, its with any object and any method. seems like new Anything()->aMethod() never works)

It would seem like a pretty common thing, and I tried searching for the answer, but I couldn't come up with the right keywords... and google strips out -> and ()...

Thanks for your comments,

- Evan

01-25-2009, 06:26 AM	#1
Verdagon Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15	[RESOLVED] new Anything()->aMethod() Hey everyone, why does this not work? Code: echo new DateTime()->getOffset(); I get this error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, expecting ',' or ';' it seems like the -> operator only works when theres a $ somewhere before it in the line. Are there any simpler workarounds than saying this?: Code: $d = new DateTime(); echo $d->getOffset(); (it's not just with the DateTime, its with any object and any method. seems like new Anything()->aMethod() never works) It would seem like a pretty common thing, and I tried searching for the answer, but I couldn't come up with the right keywords... and google strips out -> and ()... Thanks for your comments, - Evan __________________ "You're still alive?! But I paid them so much..." -Verdagon Last edited by Verdagon; 01-25-2009 at 06:33 AM. Reason: Fixed the semicolon