#27224 [NEW]: var_dump() cannot be stopped from output

From: reklov at unitedklasens dot de Operating system: Win98SE PHP version: 4.3.4 PHP Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Bug description: var_dump() cannot be stopped from output Description: ------------ On the contrary to the tip in the documentation (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php), there's no chance to stop var_dump() from outputting. Although you can save it with output buffering into a string, it will be sent to output, anyway... As you can see in the example, the var_dump()-output is sent to output twice, first from var_dump(9), second from echo $output. Reproduce code: --------------- <pre> <?php $a = 'Output'; echo 'Output from var_dump():'."\n"; ob_start(); var_dump($a); $output = ob_get_flush(); echo 'Same as above: '."\n".$output; ?> </pre> Expected result: ---------------- <pre> Output from var_dump(): Same as above: string(6) "Output" </pre> Actual result: -------------- <pre> Output from var_dump(): string(6) "Output" Same as above: string(6) "Output" </pre> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27224&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=27224&r=float