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var_dump
Dumps information about a variable
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
void var_dump ( mixed expression [, mixed expression [, ...]] )
This function displays structured information about one or more expressions that includes its type and value. Arrays and objects are explored recursively with values indented to show structure.
In PHP 5 all public, private and protected properties of objects will be returned in the output.
Tip:
As with anything that outputs its result directly to the browser, you can use the output-control functions to capture the output of this function, and save it in a string (for example).
Examples
Example 2604. var_dump() example
<?php
$a = array(1, 2, array("a", "b", "c"));
var_dump($a);
?>The above example will output:
array(3) {
[0]=>
int(1)
[1]=>
int(2)
[2]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(1) "a"
[1]=>
string(1) "b"
[2]=>
string(1) "c"
}
}<?php
$b = 3.1;
$c = true;
var_dump($b, $c);
?>The above example will output:
float(3.1)
bool(true)
See Also
| var_export() |
| print_r() |