how to use PHP magic constants from other classes? - php

i have created below function in a file info.php to debug variable & data during page load
class Info {
static function watch($what,$msg='',$more=FALSE)
{
echo "<hr/>";
echo "<br/>".$msg.":";
if( is_array($what) || is_object($what) )
{
echo "<pre>";
print_r($what);
echo "</pre>";
}
else{
echo $what;
}
if($more)
{
echo "<br/>METHOD:".__METHOD__;
echo "<br/>LINE:".__LINE__;
}
}
}
now i call this method from another page index.php, where i inculded info.php
in this file i want to debug POST array, so i write below code
class Testpost {
__construct() { // some basic intializtion }
function getPostdata($postarray) {
$postarray=$_POST;
Info::watch($postarray,'POST ARRAY', TRUE);
}
everything is working fine but method and LINE appears below
METHOD:Info::watch();
LINE:17 // ( where this code is written in Info class)
but i wantbelow to display
METHOD: Testpost::gtPostdata()
LINE:5( where this function is called in Testpost class)
so how do i do that if i put$more=TRUE in watch() then method and line number should be diaply from the class where it is called.
can i use self:: or parent::in watch method?? or something else
please suggest me how to call magic constants from other classes or is there any other method to debug varaibale?? ( please dont suggest to use Xdebug or any other tools)

You have to use the debug_backtrace() php function.
You also have below the solution to your problem. Enjoy! :)
<?php
class Info {
static function watch($what,$msg='',$more=FALSE)
{
echo "<hr/>";
echo "<br/>".$msg.":";
if( is_array($what) || is_object($what) )
{
echo "<pre>";
print_r($what);
echo "</pre>";
}
else{
echo $what;
}
if($more)
{
$backtrace = debug_backtrace();
if (isset($backtrace[1]))
{
echo "<br/>METHOD:".$backtrace[1]['function'];
echo "<br/>LINE:".$backtrace[1]['line'];
}
}
}
}

You can not use those constants from that scope. Check out the function debug_backtrace() instead. If it gives you too much info, try to parse it.

debug_bactrace is the only way you could totally automate this, but it's a "heavy-duty" function.... very slow to execute, and needs parsing to extract the required information. It might seem cumbersome, but a far better solution is to pass the necessary information to your Info::watch method:
class Info {
static function watch($whereClass,$whereLine,$what,$msg='',$more=FALSE)
{
echo "<hr/>";
echo "<br/>".$msg.":";
if( is_array($what) || is_object($what) )
{
echo "<pre>";
print_r($what);
echo "</pre>";
}
else{
echo $what;
}
if($more)
{
echo "<br/>METHOD:".$whereClass;
echo "<br/>LINE:".$whereLine;
}
}
}
now i call this method from another page index.php, where i inculded info.php
class Testpost {
__construct() { // some basic intializtion }
function getPostdata($postarray) {
$postarray=$_POST;
Info::watch(__METHOD__,__LINE__,$postarray,'POST ARRAY', TRUE);
}

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