syntax question

quickie

[Scally_Ally]

Just a quickie...

I see this bit of code about quite a bit, not just on the function below but on a lot of functions.

@file_get_contents("whatever"); 

What does the @ symbol do?

Also when calling functions in classes i see this aswell.

$myClass::myFunction();

What does the :: mean? is it just the same as

$myClass->myFunction();

Thanks in advance.

Ally

[edited by: Scally_Ally at 1:07 pm (utc) on May 17, 2007]

[henry0]

@ should not be used while testing
it suppresses most error messages

:: is using a PEAR ()

[MatthewHSE]

<edit> I had to watch less time than I expected - Henry beat me to the punch on both counts! ;) </edit>

The '@' tells the function that if it fails, it should fail silently. Sorry I don't know about the other question, but I'll be watching this thread for the answer! ;)

[edited by: MatthewHSE at 1:50 pm (utc) on May 17, 2007]

[eelixduppy]

the

::

is the scope resolution operator [php.net] used in classes.

[jatar_k]

and for @

[php.net...]

[Scally_Ally]

Thanks for the help everyone..
Much appreciated..

[henry0]

:: "Paamayim Nekudotayim"
very easy to use in a conversation :)