(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
var_export -- Outputs or returns a parsable string representation of a variablevar_export() gets structured information about the given variable. It is similar to var_dump() with one exception: the returned representation is valid PHP code.
The variable you want to export.
If used and set to TRUE, var_export() will return the variable representation instead of outputing it.
Returns the variable representation when the return parameter is used and evaluates to TRUE. Otherwise, this function will return NULL.
Version | Description |
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5.1.0 | Possibility to export classes and arrays containing classes using the __set_state magic method. |