RE: [PHP] Simple (?) var_dump question [summarization]

WHOW .. that bool parameter never found it's way to me .. untill now .. appears to be a new one in PHP4.3. So, now let's summarize the var dumping and export functions: print_r($mixed, [bool return]) - Produces quite readable output var_export($mixed, [bool return]) - Produces valid php code var_dump($mixed, $mixed1, ..) - Produces quite unreadable and invalid php code - tells you exactly what the type of your variable is Think I got it quite right and complete, didn't I? Wouter -> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- -> Van: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] -> Verzonden: vrijdag 12 september 2003 19:06 -> Aan: Wouter van Vliet; Chris Boget; Thomas Panzarella; -> php-general@lists.php.net -> Onderwerp: Re: [PHP] Simple (?) var_dump question -> -> -> From: "Wouter van Vliet" <wouter@esctoday.com> -> -> -> > aiaiaia ... you are all pretty right, for another function was forged. -> > var_export has a "return" flag as second argument where print_r and -> var_dump -> > both have other variables as second (and third, and fourth, -> and sixth) .. -> > -> > So you can do: $logger->debug(var_export($Var), true)); which -> will log the -> > var to your log. -> -> print_r() is also a BOOL for the second argument that controls whether a -> value is returned or displayed. -> -> The only difference between print_r() and var_export() produces -> valid PHP -> code. -> -> The output from var_export() can only be captured with output buffering. -> -> ---John Holmes... -> -> -- -> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) -> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php