Hphp Debug Break - Hhvm

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Invokes a hard breakpoint

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function hphp_debug_break(
  bool $condition = true,
): bool;

This routine will break into the debugger if and only if the debugger is enabled and a debugger client is currently attached.

Parameters

bool $condition = true - Optional condition. If specified, the debugger will only break if the condition evaluates to true.

Returns

bool - - TRUE if the program successfully broke in (and has since resumed), FALSE if no debugger was attached.