ob_start();
var_dump($activeuser);
$dump_string = ob_get_clean();
Now dump the string,
On Sep 1, 12:06 pm, McScreech <scre...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am learning to trace through my code to debug results that I don't
> understand.
> I have the following setup (in part):
> (And apologies for running on in my attempt to describe the
> situation.)
>
> in app_controller.php:
> var $uses = array('User');
> var $components = array('Acl', 'Auth', 'Session');
>
> function beforeFilter() {
> // Configure AuthComponent
> $this->Auth->autoRedirect = false;
> $this->Auth->authorize = 'actions';
> $this->Auth->loginAction = array('controller' => 'users', 'action'
> => 'login');
> $this->Auth->allowedActions = array('display', 'login', 'logout');
>
> // Remember user who is logged in
> $activeUser = $this->User->find(array($this->Auth->user('id')));
> $this->set('activeUser', $activeUser);
> } // end beforeFilter()
> . . .
>
> in users_controller.php:
> function login() {
> if( $this->Auth->user() ) {
> $this->redirect( array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' =>
> 'start') );
> }
> } // end login()
> . . .
>
> I have introductory content in home.ctp with a link to login.ctp which
> on success redirects to start.ctp. This 'start' page is where I am
> trying to setup different menus depending on the users access
> privileges.
>
> In start.ctp:
> // Debugging info begin
> $oldDebug = Configure::read('debug');
> Configure::write('debug', 3);
> Debugger::dump(isset($activeUser));
> Debugger::dump($activeUser);
> Debugger::dump($activeUser['User']);
> Debugger::dump($activeUser['Group']);
> Configure::write('debug', $oldDebug);
> // Debugging info end
>
> if(isset($activeUser)) {
> switch ($activeUser['Group']['id']):
> case 1: // user is in administrator group
> echo $this->element('adm_menu');
> break;
> case 2: // moderator group
> echo $this->element('mod_menu');
> break;
> case 3: // user group
> echo $this->element('usr_menu');
> break;
> default: // guest group
> echo $this->element('gst_menu');
> endswitch;
> }
> . . .
>
> The dump calls output:
> Debugger::dump(isset($activeUser));
> true
>
> Debugger::dump($activeUser);
> array(
> "User" => array(),
> "Group" => array()
> )
>
> Debugger::dump($activeUser['User']);
> array(
> "id" => "1",
> "username" => "xxx",
> "first" => "xxx",
> "last" => "xxx",
> "password" => "xxx",
> "group_id" => "1",
> "created" => "2009-08-27 14:51:52",
> "modified" => "2009-08-27 14:51:52"
> )
>
> Debugger::dump($activeUser['Group']);
> array(
> "id" => "1",
> "name" => "Administrator",
> "created" => "2009-08-27 14:50:33",
> "modified" => "2009-08-27 14:50:33"
> )
>
> All acceptable, however my question is: How can I dump the full
> contents of $activeUser with sub components in a way that I do not
> have to call the 'User' and 'Group' arrays separately? Or extended to
> work on a variable where I don't have to know it's full structure.
>
> Many thanx in advance, McS
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