var_dump

(PHP 3>= 3.0.5, PHP 4 , PHP 5)

var_dump -- Dumps information about a variable

Description

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 only public properties of objects will be returned in the output. var_export() and print_r() will also return protected and private properties.

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Primer 1. var_dump() example

<?php
$a
= array (1, 2, array ("a", "b", "c"));
var_dump($a);
?>

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);

?>

output:

float(3.1)
bool(true)

See also var_export() and print_r().