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Request #42874 Feature proposal for print_r (for all PHP versions!)
Submitted: 2007-10-06 09:59 UTC Modified: 2007-10-06 10:10 UTC
From: rc at opelgt dot org Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 5.2.4 OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-10-06 09:59 UTC] rc at opelgt dot org 
Description:
------------
When using print_r for debugging it would be nice to see the name of 
the array. When the default maybe remains without name an additional 
parameter could say if the name of the array shall be displayed too
(or a new function name print_rv with v for verbose?).

now:
Array
(
    [0] => K02
    [1] => K03
    [2] => K01
    [3] => K04
    [4] => K09
)

proposal:
Array arrayname
(
    [0] => K02
    [1] => K03
    [2] => K01
    [3] => K04
    [4] => K09
)

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 [2007-10-06 10:10 UTC] johannes@php.net 
This is not possible since the variable container doesn't know anything about a name and also might have 0 or multiple names. You can simply print more information when needed.
 
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