"->" or "=>" in PHP

Question

I find myself using -> and => in different scenarios while programming in PHP and I would like to know the difference between these two operators.

Two examples would be:

Cache::section('group')->put('key', $value);

and

return Response::json(array('key' => 'value'));

Just for reference I'll state I use Laravel as my framework.

`->` is for calling object property and `=>` is used for assigning values to a key in associative arrays — Cerlin, May 04 '16 at 07:03
I've edited the question acordingly. Thanks for pointing that out. — EChan42, May 04 '16 at 07:20

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 04 '16 at 08:13

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http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.php

=> adds key => value into an array. -> calls method on object or gets object property.

edited May 04 '16 at 08:13

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answered May 04 '16 at 07:03

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"->" or "=>" in PHP

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