var_export()

var_export - Outputs or returns a parsable string representation of a variable

Syntax

mixed var_export (mixed $expression, bool $return)

Arguments

• expression - The variable you want to export.
• return - If used and set to TRUE, var_export() will return the variable representation instead of outputing it. Note: This function uses internal output buffering with this parameter so it can not be used inside an ob_start() callback function.

Description

var_export() gets structured information about the given variable. It is similar to var_dump() with one exception: the returned representation is valid PHP code.

Version

PHP 4.2.0, 5

Return value

Returns the variable representation when the return parameter is used and evaluates to TRUE. Otherwise, this function will return NULL.