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Array display utility for both Human-readable and PHP code drop-in

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# function *formatArrayForDisplay*

## parameters:


* **array**
a 1- or 2-dimensional array for output
* **mode**
accepts **human** or **PHP**
* **human** displays using `<pre>` tags and print_r
* **PHP** displays PHP style formatting for creating the same array using a PHP script, useful for unit tests when source data is needed.

## returns:

* **void**, all output is directed through **echo**

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  1. function formatArrayForDisplay($array,$mode='human'){
  2. 	switch($mode){
  3. 		case 'human':
  4. 			// outputs array as human-readable:
  5. 			echo "<pre>" . print_r($array,true) . "</pre>";
  6. 			break;
  7. 		case 'PHP':
  8. 			// outputs array as PHP-ready string:	
  9. 			echo "array(";
  10. 			$comma = '';
  11. 			foreach($array as $key=>$value){
  12. 				echo "$comma ";
  13. 				if(is_array($value)){
  14. 					echo "array(";
  15. 					$comma2 = '';
  16. 					foreach($value as $key2=>$value2){
  17. 						echo "$comma2 '$key2'=>'$value2'";
  18. 						$comma2 = ',';
  19. 					};
  20. 					echo ")";		
  21. 					unset($comma2,$key2,$value2);			
  22. 				}else{
  23. 					echo "'$value'";
  24. 				}
  25. 				$comma = ',';
  26. 			};
  27. 			echo ");";
  28. 			unset($comma,$key,$value);		
  29. 			break;
  30. 	}
  31. }

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