What is the meaning of this '::' double colon sign in laravel

Question

public function up() { 
    Schema::create('table', function (Blueprint $table) { 
    $table->bigIncrements('id'); $table->timestamps(); 
    }); 
}

Possible duplicate of [What does double colon in laravel means](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39198357/what-does-double-colon-in-laravel-means) — Travis Britz, Mar 30 '19 at 12:02
Possible duplicate of [Access Static properties using PHP object](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17107869/access-static-properties-using-php-object) — Loek, Mar 30 '19 at 13:17

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '19 at 11:40

6

I'ts the way PHP allows you to access properties, static, constant and methods from a Class.

In this case you are accessing the create method from the Schema Class

For more info: Docs

A little example from the PHP docs:

<?php
class MyClass {
    const CONST_VALUE = 'A constant value';
}

$classname = 'MyClass';
echo MyClass::CONST_VALUE;
?>

answered Mar 30 '19 at 11:40

Piazzi

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 30 '19 at 11:31

0

PHP Scope resolution operator

answered Mar 30 '19 at 11:31

imabug

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