A sane var_dump()?

[alkahest]

Is there a way to do a var_dump() in PW without getting a massive incomprehensible array returned? The amount of data that's inside the object is so extensive that it often crashes the browser.

Is there a wrapper function that's just for debugging?

[Wanze]

Depends on the variable you put in var_dump

Can you tell what do you want to achieve, debug?

[alkahest]

Well, I have something as simple as a list of US states and their children (which are Schools). The US states just have a title, as do the Schools.

I have looped through all the states and split them into two arrays for display purposes. All I want to do is var_dump the array that contains the objects, but PW spits out an insane 20 page novel about the contents of the states and their children. 

[Pete]

You can do this on any PageArray:

echo $yourresults->getArray();

Taken from here: http://cheatsheet.processwire.com/ (you'll need to click on "advanced" at the top to see this though.

[alkahest]

So, when I try:

$state_set = $pages->find('template=state');

echo $state_set->getArray();

I get Array(); as the output. If I try:

var_dump($state_set->getArray());

I get Proust.

[diogo]

You can also use Soma's http://modules.processwire.com/modules/chrome-php-logger/ to have all the info in more organized way