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var_representation

var_representation

Returns a short, readable, parsable string representation of a variable

string **var_representation** mixed $value int $flags

(from the var_representation PECL) returns a string with structured information about the

given variable. It is similar to with differences in indentation, string escaping, and array representations. var_representation``var_export

valueThe variable to generate a representation of.

flags Bitmask consisting of , . The behaviour of these constants is described on the page. VAR_REPRESENTATION_SINGLE_LINE``VAR_REPRESENTATION_UNESCAPEDvar_representation constants

Returns the variable representation.

Voorbeeld: Examples

<?php
$a = [1, 2, ['key' => 'value']];
echo var_representation($a), "\n";
echo var_representation($a, VAR_REPRESENTATION_SINGLE_LINE), "\n";
?>

[
  1,
  2,
  [
    'key' => 'value',
  ],
]
[1, 2, ['key' => 'value']]

Voorbeeld: Escaping control characters

<?php
echo var_representation("Content-Length: 123\r\n");

"Content-Length: 123\r\n"

**Voorbeeld: Exporting **

<?php
$person = new stdClass;
$person->name = 'ElePHPant ElePHPantsdotter';
$person->website = 'https://php.net/elephpant.php';

echo var_representation($person);

(object) [
  'name' => 'ElePHPant ElePHPantsdotter',
  'website' => 'https://php.net/elephpant.php',
]

Voorbeeld: Exporting classes

<?php
class A { public $var; }
$a = new A;
$a->var = 5;
echo var_representation($a);
?>

\A::__set_state([
  'var' => 5,
])

**Voorbeeld: Using **

<?php
class A
{
    public $var1;
    public $var2;

    public static function __set_state($an_array)
    {
        $obj = new A;
        $obj->var1 = $an_array['var1'];
        $obj->var2 = $an_array['var2'];
        return $obj;
    }
}

$a = new A;
$a->var1 = 5;
$a->var2 = 'foo';

eval('$b = ' . var_representation($a) . ';'); // $b = \A::__set_state([
                                              //   'var1' => 5,
                                              //   'var2' => 'foo',
                                              // ]);
var_dump($b);
?>

object(A)#2 (2) {
  ["var1"]=>
  int(5)
  ["var2"]=>
  string(3) "foo"
}

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