How to Display the Contents of a Node's Field as an Array in Drupal 6

September 11, 2013

When you’re working with Drupal 6, it’s sometimes necessary to inspect the data stored in a node’s field. This is especially useful for debugging or when you’re trying to understand the structure of the content better. One quick way to achieve this is by dumping the field contents as an array. In PHP, the var_export() function comes in handy for this purpose.

Here’s how to do it:

var_export(content_fields('field_name_of_the_field', 'name_of_the_content_type'));

In this snippet, replace 'field_name_of_the_field' with the actual name of the field you’re interested in and 'name_of_the_content_type' with the specific content type containing that field.

This simple line of code will output the field’s content as an array, making it easier for you to analyze its structure and content.