/** * Dumps a variable in terms of a string. * * This method achieves the similar functionality as var\_dump and print\_r * but is more robust when handling complex objects. * * @param mixed $var variable to be dumped * @param integer $depth maximum depth that the dumper should go into the variable. Defaults to 10. * @param boolean $highlight whether the result should be syntax-highlighted * @return string the string representation of the variable */ public static function dump_as_string($var, $depth = 10, $highlight = false) { self::$dump_output = ''; self::$dump_objects = array(); self::$dump_depth = $depth; self::dump_internal($var, 0); if ($highlight) { $result = highlight_string("<?php\n" . self::$dump_output, true); self::$dump_output = preg_replace('/<\\?php<br \\/>/', '', $result, 1); } return self::$dump_output; }