When you are using a print_r in php, it’s a very good idea to remember the print_r pre combo (ie wrap the print_r in a pre tag). The difference being that using pre will allow you to understand the output as it will be preformatted in a way that is easy for humans to see what is going on.
The Code
Suppose you start off with an array as follows
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<?php $array = array ( 'group1' => 'josh', 'group2' => 'steve', 'group3' => array ('tom', 'sam', 'david') ); ?> |
If you use print_r without wrapping in a pre tag, for example
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<?php print_r ($array); ?> |
Your output will look like this
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Array ( [group1] => josh [group2] => steve [group3] => Array ( [0] => tom [1] => sam [2] => david ) ) |
That’s hard to read. However if you wrap the print_r in a pre tag, like so
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<pre> <?php print_r ($array); ?> </pre> |
Your output will look like this
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Array ( [group1] => josh [group2] => steve [group3] => Array ( [0] => tom [1] => sam [2] => david ) ) |
Much better. I hope it comes in handy and would love to hear from you if it does.
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