dump returned values as expanded array in laravel

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I am using dump($value) function. I have an associative array with lots of entries in it. I need to see the values right away without having to click the expansion button when dumped. I can use var_dump() to see it right away but I like it more using dump because it is modern and interactive. Below is the snapshot of dump function:

Using another formatting tool could always help - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2141585/a-more-pretty-informative-var-dump-alternative-in-php — James Paterson, Apr 15 '16 at 00:37
you could devise something that will make it collapse in default in this thread https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/general-discussion/the-new-dd-in-laravel-5-is-kind-of-shitty?page=1 or just use the ol' `echo '
', print_r($value, 1), '
'; die;` — Kevin, Apr 15 '16 at 00:37

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '20 at 04:17

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the simple tip is: CTRL+click.

answered Apr 15 '20 at 04:17

Viet Ngo

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Works. In some case we will have to CTRL+click twice. – air4x Sep 11 '20 at 18:13
Cmd+click on macOS. – William Turrell Mar 08 '23 at 18:49

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 27 '19 at 15:35

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Here's the JavaScript you can put after the dump():

var compacted = document.querySelectorAll('.sf-dump-compact');

for (var i = 0; i < compacted.length; i++) {
  compacted[i].className = 'sf-dump-expanded';
}

Credits go to Curtis Blackwell

answered Jun 27 '19 at 15:35

Shone Tow

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 19 '18 at 15:23

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you can use

echo '<pre>';
print_r($results);
echo '</pre>';

or more easy way is just

var_dump($results);

answered Mar 19 '18 at 15:23

Somwang Souksavatd

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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Here's a quick format tool, no need to use laravel: (Source)

$pretty = function($v='',$c="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;",$in=-1,$k=null)use(&$pretty){$r='';if(in_array(gettype($v),array('object','array'))){$r.=($in!=-1?str_repeat($c,$in):'').(is_null($k)?'':"$k: ").'<br>';foreach($v as $sk=>$vl){$r.=$pretty($vl,$c,$in+1,$sk).'<br>';}}else{$r.=($in!=-1?str_repeat($c,$in):'').(is_null($k)?'':"$k: ").(is_null($v)?'&lt;NULL&gt;':"<strong>$v</strong>");}return$r;};

echo $pretty($array);

Here's a screenshot of sample output, as well. (Bonus points for figuring out what the data is)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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answered Apr 15 '16 at 00:43

James Paterson

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thank you. this is what I need. Though I want the way dump is designed, but I can always add simple styles to make it prettier. – kriscondev Apr 15 '16 at 00:54

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '21 at 09:18

Inject this script in Browser with help of the temper monkey chrome extension and add the script for that web page where you want to do that...

let all_dumps = document.getElementsByClassName('sf-dump-note');
for(let i = 1 ; i < all_dumps.length ; i ++ ) {
    all_dumps[i].click();
}

dump returned values as expanded array in laravel

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