Whats wrong with my php code?

[teh ghey]

I get this error" Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in /home/content/g/h/o/ghostingadmin/html/arktos/plugins/system/comments.php on line 34

here is the code. anyone know?

class ContactController extends JController
{
/**
* Display the view
*/
function display()
{
$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

$viewName = JRequest::getVar('view', 'category', 'default',
'cmd');
$viewType = $document->getType();

// in

[teh ghey]

this is in joomla btw

[teh ghey]

line 34 is function display()

[who]

$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

->

$document = JFactory::getDocument();

[teh ghey]

$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

->

$document = JFactory::getDocument();

thank you!
So I take something out and put that in?

[teh ghey]

that code didnt work. but thanks though ;/

[Libertine]

$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

->

$document = JFactory::getDocument();

No. =& is explicit reference assignment, it isn't a typo.

teh ghey, I won't bore you with the technical details, but you are probably using PHP 4. Time to upgrade.

As an aside: when asking for help, give the whole bloody file. Seriously.

[teh ghey]

No. =& is explicit reference assignment, it isn't a typo.

teh ghey, I won't bore you with the technical details, but you are probably using PHP 4. Time to upgrade.

As an aside: when asking for help, give the whole bloody file. Seriously.

last time I asked for help they said to just post the code block lol.
thanks

[Libertine]

last time I asked for help they said to just post the code block lol.
thanks

But I'm fairly sure they meant the right code block. Which this isn't.

Your problem is this:
function onGetComments($mode, &$item, &$params=null)

Which is valid in PHP 5 but not in 4, since in 5 default values can be passed by reference, which they can't in 4.

[teh ghey]

But I'm fairly sure they meant the right code block. Which this isn't.

Your problem is this:
function onGetComments($mode, &$item, &$params=null)

Which is valid in PHP 5 but not in 4, since in 5 default values can be passed by reference, which they can't in 4.

wow you sound good. thanks