var_dump

var_dump

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

var_dump — Dumps information about a variable

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 Description

void var_dump ( mixed $expression [, mixed $... ] )

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 outputsits result directly to the browser, the output-control functions can be used to capturethe output of this function, and save it in astring (for example).

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 Parameters

expression

The variable you want to export.

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 Return Values

No value is returned.

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Examples

Example #1 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)