<?php
/**
 * Better GI than print_r or var_dump -- but, unlike var_dump, you can only dump one variable. 
 * Added htmlentities on the var content before echo, so you see what is really there, and not the mark-up.
 * 
 * Also, now the output is encased within a div block that sets the background color, font style, and left-justifies it
 * so it is not at the mercy of ambient styles.
 *
 * Inspired from: PHP.net Contributions
 * Stolen from: [highstrike at gmail dot com]
 * Modified by: stlawson *AT* JoyfulEarthTech *DOT* com 
 *
 * @param mixed $var -- variable to dump
 * @param string $var_name -- name of variable (optional) -- displayed in printout making it easier to sort out what variable is what in a complex output
 * @param string $indent -- used by internal recursive call (no known external value)
 * @param unknown_type $reference -- used by internal recursive call (no known external value)
 */
function do_dump(&$var, $var_name = NULL, $indent = NULL, $reference = NULL)
{
 $do_dump_indent = "<span style='color:#666666;'>|</span> &nbsp;&nbsp; ";
 $reference = $reference.$var_name;
 $keyvar = 'the_do_dump_recursion_protection_scheme'; $keyname = 'referenced_object_name';
 
 // So this is always visible and always left justified and readable
 echo "<div style='text-align:left; background-color:white; font: 100% monospace; color:black;'>";
 if (is_array($var) && isset($var[$keyvar]))
 {
 $real_var = &$var[$keyvar];
 $real_name = &$var[$keyname];
 $type = ucfirst(gettype($real_var));
 echo "$indent$var_name <span style='color:#666666'>$type</span> = <span style='color:#e87800;'>&amp;$real_name</span><br>";
 }
 else
 {
 $var = array($keyvar => $var, $keyname => $reference);
 $avar = &$var[$keyvar];
 $type = ucfirst(gettype($avar));
 if($type == "String") $type_color = "<span style='color:green'>";
 elseif($type == "Integer") $type_color = "<span style='color:red'>";
 elseif($type == "Double"){ $type_color = "<span style='color:#0099c5'>"; $type = "Float"; }
 elseif($type == "Boolean") $type_color = "<span style='color:#92008d'>";
 elseif($type == "NULL") $type_color = "<span style='color:black'>";
 if(is_array($avar))
 {
 $count = count($avar);
 echo "$indent" . ($var_name ? "$var_name => ":"") . "<span style='color:#666666'>$type ($count)</span><br>$indent(<br>";
 $keys = array_keys($avar);
 foreach($keys as $name)
 {
 $value = &$avar[$name];
 do_dump($value, "['$name']", $indent.$do_dump_indent, $reference);
 }
 echo "$indent)<br>";
 }
 elseif(is_object($avar))
 {
 echo "$indent$var_name <span style='color:#666666'>$type</span><br>$indent(<br>";
 foreach($avar as $name=>$value) do_dump($value, "$name", $indent.$do_dump_indent, $reference);
 echo "$indent)<br>";
 }
 elseif(is_int($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".htmlentities($avar)."</span><br>";
 elseif(is_string($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color\"".htmlentities($avar)."\"</span><br>";
 elseif(is_float($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".htmlentities($avar)."</span><br>";
 elseif(is_bool($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> $type_color".($avar == 1 ? "TRUE":"FALSE")."</span><br>";
 elseif(is_null($avar)) echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> {$type_color}NULL</span><br>";
 else echo "$indent$var_name = <span style='color:#666666'>$type(".strlen($avar).")</span> ".htmlentities($avar)."<br>";
 $var = $var[$keyvar];
 }
 
 echo "</div>";
}
?>