Basically I am using Code Igniter, and the Code Igniter base class is huge, when I print_r some of my objects they have the base class embedded inside them. this makes it a pain to get the information I actually wanted (the rest of the properties).
So, I am wondering if there is a way I can hide, or remove the base class object?
I have tried
clone $object;
unset($object->ci);
print_r($object);
but of course the ci property is private.
the actual function I am using for dumping is:
/**
* Outputs the given variables with formatting and location. Huge props
* out to Phil Sturgeon for this one (http://philsturgeon.co.uk/blog/2010/09/power-dump-php-applications).
* To use,
pass in any number of variables as arguments.
* Optional
pass in "true" as final argument to kill script after dump
*
* @return void
*/
function dump() {
list($callee) = debug_backtrace();
$arguments = func_get_args();
$total_arguments = count($arguments);
if (end($arguments) === true)
$total_arguments--;
echo '<fieldset style="background: #fefefe !important; border:2px red solid; padding:5px">';
echo '<legend style="background:lightgrey; padding:5px;">' . $callee['file'] . ' @ line: ' . $callee['line'] . '</legend><pre>';
$i = 0;
foreach ($arguments as $argument) {
//if the last argument is true we don't want to display it.
if ($i == ($total_arguments) && $argument === true)
break;
echo '<br/><strong>Debug #' . (++$i) . ' of ' . $total_arguments . '</strong>: ';
if ((is_array($argument) || is_object($argument)) && count($argument)) {
print_r($argument);
} else {
var_dump($argument);
}
}
echo '</pre>' . PHP_EOL;
echo '</fieldset>' . PHP_EOL;
//if the very last argument is "true" then die
if (end($arguments) === true)
die('Killing Script');
}
