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I get this error when debugging:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in order.php on line 72

Here is a snippet of the code:

line 72: $purchaseOrder = new PurchaseOrderFactory->instance();
$arrOrderDetails = $purchaseOrder->load($customerName);
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Unfortunately, it is not possible to call a method on an object just created with new. You have to call the method on a variable:

$purchaseFactory = new PurchaseOrderFactory;
$purchaseOrder = $purchaseFactory->instance();
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thank you good sir!! – user1825110 Nov 14 '12 at 23:34
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change to as your syntax was invalid:

$purchaseOrder = PurchaseOrderFactory::instance();
$arrOrderDetails = $purchaseOrder->load($customerName);

where presumably instance() creates an instance of the class. You can do this rather than saying new

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You can't use (it's invalid php syntax):

new PurchaseOrderFactory->instance();

You probably meant one of those:

// Initialize new object of class PurchaseOrderFactory
new PurchaseOrderFactory(); 

// Clone instance of already existing PurchaseOrderFactory
clone  PurchaseOrderFactory::instance();

// Simply use one instance
PurchaseOrderFactory::instance();

// Initialize new object and that use one of its methods
$tmp = new PurchaseOrderFactory();
$tmp->instance();
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