Calling class function returned from function
Is there a syntax for doing something like the following:
I've been able to do something like that in both C++ and Java, but PHP just doesn't seem to like it. Presently, I've done a similar operation by breaking up that line:
I know that the two are pretty much the same, and that I'm quibbling over a couple lines of code, but my curiousity has gotten the better of me.
$objectMethodResult = returnsObject()->objectMethod();I've been able to do something like that in both C++ and Java, but PHP just doesn't seem to like it. Presently, I've done a similar operation by breaking up that line:
$object =& returnsObject();
$objectMethodResult = $object->objectMethod();I know that the two are pretty much the same, and that I'm quibbling over a couple lines of code, but my curiousity has gotten the better of me.
