Re: var_export() from PHP 4.2.0?

On Sat, 24 Aug 2002, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > I'm very suprised there is var_export() from PHP 4.2.0 that works > just like var_dump()/print_r(). > > If we keep doing this, there will be full of duplicated functions > that do almost the same thing with a little different manner. > > Is there good reason to have this? > Am I missing very useful var_export() only feature that > cannot be integrated into var_dump()/print_r()? It generates PHP parsable code, and modifying var_dump would not be possible because var_export has less data that it outputs (no "resource bla") things. And BTW, it was already in a released version, so removing it now would break BC. Derick > > > [yohgaki@dev yohgaki]$ php > <?php > $a = array (1, 2, array ("a", "b", "c")); > var_export ($a); > echo "\n"; > var_dump($a); > echo "\n"; > print_r($a); > ?> > > > array ( > 0 => 1, > 1 => 2, > 2 => > array ( > 0 => 'a', > 1 => 'b', > 2 => 'c', > ), > ) > array(3) { > [0]=> > int(1) > [1]=> > int(2) > [2]=> > array(3) { > [0]=> > string(1) "a" > [1]=> > string(1) "b" > [2]=> > string(1) "c" > } > } > > Array > ( > [0] => 1 > [1] => 2 > [2] => Array > ( > [0] => a > [1] => b > [2] => c > ) > > ) > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did I help you? http://www.derickrethans.nl/link.php?url=giftlist Frequent ranting: http://www.derickrethans.nl/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHP: Scripting the Web - derick@php.net All your branches are belong to me! SRM: Script Running Machine - www.vl-srm.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------