Parse error php Codeigniter

Question

I have this function on my code, and give me this error:

syntax error, unexpected '->' (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR), expecting ')' on line 25

I cant find the error maybe you can see what I can't D:

public function InsertHero()
    {
        $this->load->view('Header');
        $this->load->view('HeroForm');
        $this->load->view('Footer');

        $data = array(
        'Name' -> $this -> input -> post('nick'), //this is the line 25
        'Power' -> $this -> input -> post('superpower'),
        'Phone' -> $this -> input -> post('phone'),
        'Email' -> $this -> input -> post('mail'),
        'Category' -> $this -> input -> post('category_id')
        );
        $this->model_heroes->insert($data);
        redirect(base_url());
    }

hash array syntax is `$data = array('Name' => $this->input->post('nick'));` — Rooneyl, Sep 03 '15 at 14:58
And here is your source to learn how to make arrays in php. http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php#language.types.array.syntax — Timmetje, Sep 03 '15 at 15:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 03 '15 at 15:00

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Per Rooney's comment, you do an array like this:

array( "foo" => "bar");

Not this:

array( "foo" -> "bar");

answered Sep 03 '15 at 15:00

Kevin_Kinsey

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '15 at 15:02

Simple error, you have used the operator for classes/objects (T_OBJECT_OPERATOR is ->) in your array declaration, when you should have used the T_DOUBLE_ARROW => operator.

Therefore your array should look like;

$data = array('Name' => $this->input->post('nick'));

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