/**
* 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;
}
