What is dInspect and how can I use it?

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I am very interested in @Sebastián Grignoli 's answer to this question but, when I try to execute it, I get Fatal error: Class 'dInspect' not found.

Can anyone tell me how to rectify this? Thanks.

What about that answer is it that you need? Do you just want to modify that code to make it work and grab the name of the passed variable? Or do you want the actual dInspect library to inspect your objects? — Sebastián Grignoli, Jul 26 '11 at 23:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '11 at 01:38

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As far as I can tell, it's some class he made. I googled and the only thing that comes up for "php dInspect" is this question..I also looked for member functions called "dump" in php-included libraries and found nothing.

You might be able to modify his answer a bit to get what you want, it looks pretty complete. (I didn't test anything though)

answered Jun 22 '11 at 01:38

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Agreed, couldn't find anything about `dInspect`. – tplaner Jun 22 '11 at 01:42
Strange, because when I google it, the first hit is a reference to the NuSphere debugger http://www.nusphere.com/products/php_debugger.htm since O don't have that, it looks like I am SOL – Mawg says reinstate Monica Jun 22 '11 at 01:45

Sebastián Grignoli · Answer 2 · 2011-07-27T14:19:36.930

Here's a simplified version of the solution. Maybe you could adapt it to your needs with less trouble:

function catch_param($label)
{
        $bt = debug_backtrace();
        $src = file($bt[0]["file"]);
        $line = $src[ $bt[0]['line'] - 1 ];

        // let's match the function call and the last closing bracket
        preg_match( "#catch_param\((.+)\)#", $line, $match );

        /* let's count brackets to see how many of them actually belongs 
           to the var name
           Eg:   die(catch_param($this->getUser()->hasCredential("delete")));
                  We want:       $this->getUser()->hasCredential("delete")
        */
        $max = strlen($match[1]);
        $varname = "";
        $c = 0;
        for($i = 0; $i < $max; $i++){
            if(     $match[1]{$i} == "(" ) $c++;
            elseif( $match[1]{$i} == ")" ) $c--;
            if($c < 0) break;
            $varname .=  $match[1]{$i};
        }

    // $varname now holds the name of the passed variable ('$' included)
    // Eg:   catch_param($hello) 
    //             => $varname = "$hello"
    // or the whole expression evaluated
    // Eg:   catch_param($this->getUser()->hasCredential("delete"))
    //             => $varname = "$this->getUser()->hasCredential(\"delete\")"

    echo("The passed expression is: ".$varname);

}

If what you want is the inspection class, this is the download link:

http://download.inspect.jaku.com.ar/

Here's an example of the inspector function (and my dInspect class) in action:

http://inspect.jaku.com.ar/

Texts are in spanish in that page, but code is concise and really easy to understand.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 03 '12 at 00:17

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When I google it, the first hit is a reference to the NuSphere debugger nusphere.com/products/php_debugger.htm since I don't have that, it looks like I am SOL.

edited May 03 '12 at 00:17

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answered Jun 24 '11 at 02:41

Mawg says reinstate Monica

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My answer has nothing to do with the Nusphere debugger. I never heard of it before. I updated the original answer to avoid the confusing function call. – Sebastián Grignoli Jul 26 '11 at 23:17

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