faydaen/dumper

Replacement of standard var_dump function

2.0.0 2025-04-02 19:38 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.2

Requires (Dev)

• phpunit/phpunit: ^9

MIT

• Faydaen

README

Dumps information about a variable. Replacement of standard var_dump function

Installation

Install the package through Composer.

Run the Composer require command from the Terminal:

composer require faydaen/dumper --dev

Usage and samples

Dump scalar variables

Dump string

dd('hello');

Dump integer

dd(42);

Dump float

dd(3.14);

Dump bool

dd(true);

Dump null

dd(null);

Dump arrays and objects

Dump empty array

dd([]);

Dump indexed arrays (without keys)

dd(['cat', 'dog', 'horse']);

Dump associates array

dd(['planet'=>'Mars', 'hasAtmosphere'=>true, 'satellites'=>2]);

Dump object

    class User {
        public $name;
        public $age;
        protected $someProtectedField;

        public function __construct (){
            $this->name = 'John Doe';
            $this->age = 32;
        }
    }
    // will be shown only public fields
    dd(new User());