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1. RightWorks
   Member
   Posted 4 weeks ago #

   In this statement:

   $wp_query->post_count

   what is the arrow doing?

2. ClaytonJames
   Member
   Posted 4 weeks ago #

   I'm going to take a W.A.G. at this one, so don't laugh at me. Okay, you can laugh if you want to. I will state it in the form of a question for anyone who knows the correct answer... ('cause I don't really know either). :P

   Doesn't "->" simply indicate that "post_count" is to be the object property or variable shown by $wp_query? Am I even close, or is there more to it than that?

3. mtw28
   Member
   Posted 4 weeks ago #

   Hi, that's pretty much it, the arrow there is referencing a method or property of a defined php class, in this case the $wp_query object. In this usage it's a bit like getting the value of an array. Read more about $wp_query properties here.

   More reading classes in the php manual here.

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