Usage

You need to require the Composer's autoload file. Once loaded, you will be able to use the helpers as well as create Dumper instancies:

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$var = 1;

ladybug_dump($var); // or ld($var);
// ladybug_dump_die($var); // or ldd($var);

Creating an instance of the Dumper:

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$dumper = new \Ladybug\Dumper();
echo $dumper->dump($var);

In both cases the result is the same:

Helpers

The library provides some helpers and shortcuts for easier use:

Dump variables

ladybug_dump($var1[, $var2[, ...]]): Dumps one or more variables

ladybug_dump_die($var1[, $var2[, ...]]): Dumps one or more variables and terminates the current script

ld($var1[, $var2[, ...]]): Shortcut for ladybug_dump

ldd($var1[, $var2[, ...]]): Shortcut for ladybug_dump_die

Configuration

ladybug_set_theme($themeName): Set theme (e.g. "classic")

ladybug_set_format($formatName): Set format (e.g. "html")

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