making PHP join/concat (.) like JavaScript
<p>I've stuck on a seems-to-be simple command join, but can't work it out.</p>

<p>I have a <code>between()</code> function which does the following:</p>

<pre><code>
/**
 * Checks if passed int is between $left and $right
 * @param int $left lowest value
 * @param int $right highest value
 * @param int $value actual value
 * @return bool is $value between $left and $right
 */
function between($left, $right, $value)
{
    $value = intval($value);
    return ( $value >= $left && $value &lt;= $right );
}
</code></pre>

<p>and the usage is pretty simple:
<code><pre>
$int = 9;</p>

<p>var_dump( between( 6, 14, $int ) );//bool(true)
</pre></code></p>

<p>Now what I want to achieve is:</p>

<pre><code>
$int = 9;

var_dump( $int.between( 6, 14 ) );//bool(true)
</code></pre>

<p>it would make more sense and would be easier to understand.</p>

<p>Any ideas how do I achieve this?</p>

<p>If <code>$int</code> would be an object which extends comparisonFunctions I could do <code>$int-&gt;between();</code> but maybe there is a way to catch what does . join?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>
