Are there pointers in php?

Question

What does this code mean? Is this how you declare a pointer in php?

$this->entryId = $entryId;

Answer 1

That syntax is a way of accessing a class member. PHP does not have pointers, but it does have references.

The syntax that you're quoting is basically the same as accessing a member from a pointer to a class in C++ (whereas dot notation is used when it isn't a pointer.)