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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
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<refentry id="function.var-export">
<refnamediv>
<refname>var_export</refname>
<refpurpose>Outputs or returns a parsable string representation of a variable</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>var_export</methodname>
<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>expression</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>return</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<simpara>
<function>var_export</function> gets structured information about the
given variable. It is similar to <function>var_dump</function>
with one exception: the returned representation is valid PHP code.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>expression</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The variable you want to export.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>return</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If used and set to &true;, <function>var_export</function> will return
the variable representation instead of outputing it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the variable representation when the <parameter>return</parameter>
parameter is used and evaluates to &true;. Otherwise, this function will
return &null;.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>var_export</function> Examples</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$a = array (1, 2, array ("a", "b", "c"));
var_export($a);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
array (
0 => 1,
1 => 2,
2 =>
array (
0 => 'a',
1 => 'b',
2 => 'c',
),
)
]]>
</screen>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$b = 3.1;
$v = var_export($b, true);
echo $v;
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
3.1
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>var_dump</function></member>
<member><function>print_r</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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