There's a limit to how deep var_dump goes, at least if you're using
xdebug. Compare the output with that of print_r which is not limited
in the same way.
On 16 April 2010 16:15, Ashley Sheridan wrote:
> I'm seeing some strange behaviour with var_dump. Is there a limit to how
> many levels deep that var_dump can display?
>
> Basically, my object looks like this:
>
> object(Gantt)[1]
> public 'tasks' =>
> array
> 1 =>
> object(Gantt_Task)[2]
> public 'name' => string 'task 1' (length 6)
> public 'predecessors' =>
> array
> ...
> 1.1 =>
> object(Gantt_Task)[3]
> public 'name' => string 'task 1.1' (length 8)
> public 'predecessors' =>
> array
> ...
> 1.2 =>
> object(Gantt_Task)[4]
> public 'name' => string 'task 1.2' (length 8)
> public 'predecessors' =>
> array
> '1.1' => string 'f2s' (length 3)
>
>
> (full dump shortened, but it's no more than 4x the size of this output
> above, and the objects contain only short strings, small numbers and
> arrays of short strings and small numbers)
>
> However, when I var_dump the top-most object (the Gantt object) the
> predecessors array for Gantt_Task 1.2 just shows as '...'. If I var_dump
> that particular object, I can see that the correct array element does
> exist.
>
> Is this just a random bug I've found, or is there an intended limit to
> how complex and deep var_dump can go? Would it have anything to do with
> the fact that Gantt contains multiple instances of the Gantt_Task
> object?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ash
> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>
>
>
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