what is the meaning of a symbol -> in php

Question

<?php 

$connect = mysql_connect("localhost","root","");

$db_list = mysql_list_dbs($connect);

echo "The list of database are: <br>";

while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($db_list)) 
    {
        echo $row-> Database. "<br>";
    }

?>

echo $row-> Database. "
";

what this line is telling .. what does this -> mean

Check this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3037526/where-do-we-use-the-object-operator-in-php — mario.van.zadel, Sep 07 '16 at 06:03

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 06:04

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check out this link for more information: http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.properties.php

the short of it is they are used to interact with properties and functions within an object or class.

answered Sep 07 '16 at 06:04

Kaylined

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thanks alot for your help – Wajahat Ali Sep 07 '16 at 06:28

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 06:05

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-> Symbol is used to access an object's property. Example if i have a user object that contains the property "name", "age". To access them i can do $user->name, $user->age.

answered Sep 07 '16 at 06:05

Prem Raj

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thanks alot for your help – Wajahat Ali Sep 07 '16 at 06:28

what is the meaning of a symbol -> in php

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