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Sometimes I see things like this: 

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock("menupro/menu")->setGroup_id(5)->setTemplate("menupro/menupro.phtml")->toHtml(); ?>

I was wondering whether this is a good practise?

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    Fluent interface can be very easy to read, though not typically when it's all on one line; but does have potential drawbacks if any of the methods throws an exception – Mark Baker Apr 13 '15 at 11:45

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This is a rather subjective question, I personally am all for it. You can make your code a lot more readable. Check out this link: Effects of method chaining

The major drawback is that you must return the object. You may not return any other value as you’re only allowed to return $this.

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