In the code below I'm getting a parse error on this line:
static $controllerForAll = new McControllerForAll();
why does this give me a parse error? I'm running PHP 4.
function & getController($callingCode=false) {
// 11-27-04 - we want to get the controllerForAll variable, and we
want to make
// sure that it is always passed by reference. Rather than having
functions do
// something like this:
//
// global $controllerForAll;
//
// we instead want them to use this function. This adds a wrapper to
the way we
// this variable and thus allows more flexibility in changing the
access later.
// After all, it may not remain in global space in future versions of
the
// software.
// 12-12-04 - we declare controllerForAll to be static, therefore the
second time
// this function is called it should already exist.
if (is_object($controllerForAll)) {
if ($callingCode) $controllerForAll->setCallingCode($callingCode);
return $controllerForAll;
} else {
$controllerForAll = & $GLOBALS["controllerForAll"];
if (is_object($controllerForAll)) {
if ($callingCode) $controllerForAll->setCallingCode($callingCode);
return $controllerForAll;
} else {
if (class_exists("McControllerForAll")) {
static $controllerForAll = new McControllerForAll();
if (is_object($controllerForAll)) {
if ($callingCode) $controllerForAll->setCallingCode($callingCode);
return $controllerForAll;
} else {
echo "Awful sorry, we were looking for a software object called
'McControllerForAll' but we were unable to find it. The software
really, really needs it to work.";
}
} else {
echo "Awful sorry, we were looking for a software object called
'McControllerForAll' but we were unable to find it. The software
really, really needs it to work.";
}
}
}
}
