JUtility/dump

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Description[edit]

Method to dump the structure of a variable for debugging purposes

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Syntax[edit]

dump(&$var, $htmlSafe=true)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
&$var		A variable
$htmlSafe	true	True to ensure all characters are htmlsafe

Returns[edit]

string

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/utilities/utility.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.utility' );

Source Body[edit]

function dump( &$var, $htmlSafe = true )
{
        $result = var_export( $var, true );
        return '<pre>'.( $htmlSafe ? htmlspecialchars( $result ) : $result).'</pre>';
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

API15