Dear All,


When looking at the code of modules, some parts of the code refer to the database as xoopsDB (which I pressume is the one set in incluce/common.php) and other times I see this->$db.

Are they both references to the database? if yes, is one form preferrable to the other? Also, where can I find information about where this->$db is set?

Thanks,
George

Yes, they are both references to the same database object.

Usually, when calling the database in a handler class, the database object is referenced in a class variable $db - which is used with $this->db->functionName()

In functions and browser-called files, the $xoopsDB variable is usually used with the similar $xoopsDB->functionName().

$this->db is usually set in the handler class constructor (or its parent's constructor)

For more information on $this->something, please refer to the PHP manual on class variables.