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When developing stuff I need to output the state of some instance in order to inspect it.

While using CakePHP I always had a debug() function which does some kind of var_dump inside a <pre> html element, so the content is readable.

Is something similar in Symfony 2.x too?

Michael
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  • no, you could install something like xdebug to do that automatically for you while using the `var_dump` function. The strength of Symfony2 is to use the best tools in the PHP community, instead of re-inventing the wheel. – Wouter J Mar 24 '13 at 22:09
  • In the end, I could build something for what I need, but I wanted to know if it is there already. – Michael Mar 24 '13 at 22:12

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exit(\Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump($someVar));
Pedro Luz
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use

\Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump($user);

JasperZelf
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As of today, one of the best ways to debug in Symfony that I know of is the Ladybug Bundle. Its output is similar to xdebug's, but it has some nice features, like a collapsible tree structure for arays or automatically linking to documentation pages (supporting standard PHP, Doctrine and Symfony).

You can find some great examples of its use on the README.

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  • At the moment I am using Ladybug and it doesn't work well at all. I am not able to open all collapse... I tried on Chrome, FF and IE. Also I often get memory issue with this tool. – Alexandre Dec 23 '13 at 09:27
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Now there is a new function in Symfony - dump(), have a look at http://symfony.com/blog/new-in-symfony-2-6-vardumper-component

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