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# Diff

Sometimes you may want to quickly compare one variable with another, for that use diff()

```php
ds()->diff('This is an example text', 'This is an example of content');

$array1 = [
    'name'      => 'Luan',
    'last_name' => 'Freitas',
    'is_active' => false,
];

$array2 = [
    'name'      => 'Luan',
    'last_name' => 'Freitas',
    'is_active' => true,
];

ds()->diff($array1, $array2, true);
```

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