What is the difference between accessing properties in stdClass objects and arrays in PHP?

When accessing properties in stdClass objects in PHP, you use the arrow (->) operator, while when accessing elements in arrays, you use square brackets ([]). This distinction is important to remember because trying to access properties in an object using square brackets or array elements using the arrow operator will result in errors. 

// Accessing properties in stdClass objects
$stdObject = new stdClass();
$stdObject->name = 'John';
echo $stdObject->name;

// Accessing elements in arrays
$array = ['name' => 'John'];
echo $array['name'];

Keywords

stdClass objects arrays properties difference

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