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debug function

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URL: http://www.milesj.me/blog/read/39/creating-a-simple-debug-function

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  1. /**
  2.  * Outputs/Debugs a variable and shows where it was called from
  3.  * @param mixed $var
  4.  * @param boolean $dump
  5.  * @param boolean $backtrace
  6.  * @return string
  7.  */
  8. function debug($var, $dump = false, $backtrace = true) {
  9. 	if (error_reporting() > 0) {
  10. 		if ($backtrace) {
  11. 			$calledFrom = debug_backtrace();
  12. 			echo '<strong>' . trim(str_replace($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], '', $calledFrom[0]['file'])) . '</strong> (line <strong>' . $calledFrom[0]['line'] . '</strong>)';
  13. 		}
  14.  
  15. 		echo '<pre class="debug">';
  16. 		$function = ($dump) ? 'var_dump' : 'print_r';
  17. 		$function($var);
  18. 		echo '</pre>';
  19. 	}
  20. }

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