- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
class Foo
{
public function doStuff($number)
{
return $this->doStuffInternal($number, []);
}
// would be private/protected, but public for sake of
// what I'm talking about
public function doStuffInternal($number, array $numbers)
{
if ($number > 0)
{
$numbers[] = $number;
return $this->doStuffInternal($number - 1, $numbers);
}
return $numbers;
}
}
$foo = new Foo();
var_dump($foo->doStuff(3)); // no problem here
var_dump($foo->doStuffInternal(3, ['derp!'])); // ah shit, that's why it's private