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PHP: var_export() function

Description

The var_export() function is used to get structured information (only value) of a variable.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

var_export(variable_name, set_value)

Parameter:

Name Description Required /
Optional		 Type
variable_name The variable being exported. Required String
set_value If this parameter is used and set to true var_export() function returns the variable representation instead of outputting it. Optional Boolean

Return value:

The variable representation, provided set_value is used.

Value Type: Mixed*

*Mixed : mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Example:

<?php
$var_name1=678;
$var_name2='a678';
$var_name3='678';
$var_name4='W3resource.com';
$var_name5=698.99;
$var_name6=+125689.66;
echo var_export($var_name1)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name2)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name2)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name3)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name4)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name5)."<br>";
echo var_export($var_name6)."<br>";
?>

Output :

678
'a678'
'a678'
'678'
'W3resource.com'
698.99
125689.66

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Practice here online :

See also

PHP Function Reference

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PHP: Tips of the Day

PHP - how to create a newline character?

Only double quoted strings interpret the escape sequences \r and \n as '0x0D' and '0x0A' respectively, so you want:

"\r\n"

Single quoted strings, on the other hand, only know the escape sequences \\ and \'.

So unless you concatenate the single quoted string with a line break generated elsewhere (e. g., using double quoted string "\r\n" or using chr function chr(0x0D).chr(0x0A)), the only other way to have a line break within a single quoted string is to literally type it with your editor:

$s = 'some text before the line break
some text after';

Make sure to check your editor for its line break settings if you require some specific character sequence (\r\n for example).

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