Just learning PHP and figuring out all the syntax and stuff.  Anyway I
had a question about the code example in this post...

What does the "->" do in:

$dbranch = str_pad($line->dbranch_no, 6, '', STR_PAD_LEFT);

Is dbranch_no a "class" I don't know about? 

Thanks, 

Jeff


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nitin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:05 AM
> To: Chris Grigor; php
> Subject: Re: [PHP] str_pad
> 
> 
> of course, you can specify the optional argument STR_PAD_LEFT like:
> 
> $dbranch = str_pad($line->dbranch_no, 6, '', STR_PAD_LEFT);
> 
> Enjoy,
> Nitin
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Grigor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "php" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:49 PM
> Subject: [PHP] str_pad
> 
> 
> This should be quite an easy task for some...
> 
> say for example $line->dbranch has a value of 3
> I know that 3 spaces will be added on to the end of $dbranch
> 
> 
> $dbranch = str_pad($line->dbranch_no, 6);
> 
> so the value of $dbranch should look like "3     "
> 
> Is there anyway to right justify the 3 using str_pad .. 
> example still put the 3 spaces in but at the beginning???
> so it looks like "     3"
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
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