Question

Does PHP allow to call methods off of a new object like this:

new CEntry( new Control() )->actuate();

I can pass a new object in as a parameter, as in new Control(). However, it does not seem to like the actuate() call.

I’m getting error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /home/foo/public_html/develop/foos/source/class.CEntry.php on line 4

Answer 1

Not until PHP 5.4, no. In PHP 5.3 and earlier, you’ll have to use another variable:

$obj = new CEntry( new Control() );
$obj->actuate();