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<?php/* Unlike standart empty function isEmpty also assigns true if value contains whitespaces, newlines, tabs */
 function isEmpty($value){
 if(!isset($value) || empty($value) || trim($value)=='') return true;
 return false;
 }
 
 
 /* alternative of var_dump with pre or json formating */
 function vardump($var, $task=null){
 if(!empty($task)){
 if($task=='pre'){
 echo '<div><pre>';
 var_dump($var, true);
 echo '</pre></div>';
 }elseif($task=='json'){
 $json = json_encode((array)$var );
 echo($json);
 }
 }else{
 var_dump($var);
 }
 }
 
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