Utility Helper
This helper is a collection of functions that assists a developer in capturing/debugging content and its related code
Function Reference [+]
CI()
Returns the global CI object.
Returns
object
capture(['$on'=TRUE], ['$clean'='all'])
Capture content via an output buffer.
Returns
string return buffered content
Parameters
(boolean) $on turn on output buffering (string) $clean if set to 'all', will clear end the buffer and clean it
is_true_val('$val')
Format true value.
Returns
string formatted true value
Parameters
(mixed) $val possible true value
is_serialized_str('$data')
Boolean check to determine string content is serialized.
Returns
boolean
Parameters
(mixed) $data possible serialized string
is_json_str('$data')
Boolean check to determine string content is a JSON object string.
Returns
boolean
Parameters
(mixed) $data possible serialized string
print_obj('$obj', ['$return'=FALSE])
Print object in human-readible format.
Returns
string
Parameters
(mixed) $obj The variable to dump (boolean) $return Return string
log_error('$error')
Logs an error message to logs file.
Returns
void
Parameters
(string) $error Error message
is_dev_mode()
Returns whether the current environment is set for development.
Returns
boolean
is_environment('$environment')
Returns whether the current environment is equal to the passed environment.
Returns
boolean