$Context

y2kbg

So what does the $Context do here?
not the $Context->Objec.....
Is it a parameter for the Constructor function in that class?
$EasySettingsForm = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context,'EasySettingsForm');

jeremy2

When you use NewContextObject, $Context is passed as the first argument in the object constructor. Any of the arguments posted after the name of the class are also passed as arguments to the constructor. I have no idea how EasySettingsForm is set up, but this is probably how the constructor declaration looks:

class EasySettingsForm { //pass $Context by reference (that's what the & means). - This is important in PHP 4, superflous in PHP5. function EasySettingsForm(&$Context) { } }

I am not sure why the $Context is passed when it is "NewObject" rather than "NewContextObject", but I do know that with NewContextObject the $Context object is passed as an argument to the constructor.

Jazzman

passing the $Context object into other objects is a nicer way of using "global $myvar". It allows your class to do things with the Context object, like reading configuration parameters, get user info, or create objects within objects :P Aah... the joy of OOP :P

y2kbg

thanks! That cleared things up well.