@dd - Debugging and Stopping Execution

The @dd directive in Ahmed PHP Template Engine is similar to @dump, but it immediately stops the execution of the script after printing the debug information. This is useful when you need to inspect a variable and prevent further rendering of the template.

Syntax

@dd(variable)

• variable is the variable you want to inspect.

• It prints the value and type of the variable, then stops execution.

Example

@set(user, ['name' => 'Ammar', 'age' => 13])
@dd(user)
<p>This line will not be executed.</p>

Output

array(
    "name" => "Ammar",
    "age" => 13
)

(The script stops here, so the paragraph is never rendered.)

Notes

• @dd is useful for debugging when you need to halt execution after inspecting a variable.

• Should be removed in production templates to avoid breaking the page.

• Works similarly to Laravel’s dd() function by dumping the variable and stopping execution.