Why I am seeing alex1 instead of alex which is in database?

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I use this code

public function home(){
     echo $user = User::find(1)->username;
    echo '<pre>' , print_r($user), '

';

return view('hello');
}

I see this on my browser

[^]

This is my database image. I am using alex.

http://tinypic.com/r/2py9ekx/9[^]

So, why should i see alex1 in first result on my browser?

Posted 8-Dec-15 6:39am

ankur1163

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Ray Radin · Answer 1 · 2015-12-08T09:23:00

Solution 1

Because you're echo-ing the return value of print_r() after it has done its job printing $user.

Use this code

PHP

echo print_r($user,1);

to grab the output of print_r().

Posted 8-Dec-15 9:23am

Ray Radin

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ankur1163 9-Dec-15 4:29am

I just want to know why it is happening. Return value of print_r is alex1?