Too much data with var_dump in symfony2 doctrine2

Question

I have around 40 entities and many bidirectional relationships. Whenever i use var_dump($user) or any entity my browser gets loaded with too much data of arrays and variable

Answer 1

Symfony < 2.6

You can use \Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump($variable, $depth); it displays doctrine output without the proxy information.

Symfony > 2.6

If you are using symfony 2.6 or more, I strongly advice you to use dump(). It shows a well formated and colored output, and you can dynamically expend/hide rows.