PHP var_dump() Function

Example

Dump information about different variables:

<?php
$a = 32;
echo var_dump($a) . " ";

$b = "Hello world!";
echo var_dump($b) . " ";

$c = 32.5;
echo var_dump($c) . " ";

$d = array("red", "green", "blue");
echo var_dump($d) . " ";

$e = array(32, "Hello world!", 32.5, array("red", "green", "blue"));
echo var_dump($e) . " ";

// Dump two variables
echo var_dump($a, $b) . " ";
?>

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Definition and Usage

The var_dump() function dumps information about one or more variables. The information holds type and value of the variable(s).

Syntax

var_dump(var1, var2, ...);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
var1, var2, ...	Required. Specifies the variable(s) to dump information from

Technical Details

Return Value:	Nothing
Return Type:	-
PHP Version:	4.0+

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