Whats wrong with my php code?

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

this is in joomla btw

line 34 is function display()

[who]

$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

->

$document = JFactory::getDocument();

Originally Posted by who

$document =& JFactory::getDocument();

->

$document = JFactory::getDocument();

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

that code didnt work. but thanks though ;/

[Libertine]

Originally Posted by who

$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.

Originally Posted by Libertine

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]

Originally Posted by teh ghey

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.

Originally Posted by Libertine

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