var_export
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Outputs or returns a parsable string representation of a variable.
var_export Function synopsis
var_export(mixed $value, bool $return = false): ?stringParameters
$value
Typemixed
The variable you want to export.
$return
OptionalTypeboolDefault valuefalse
If used and set to true, var_export will return
the variable representation instead of outputting it.
Return value
Type?string
Returns the variable representation when the $return
parameter is used and evaluates to true. Otherwise, this function will
return null.
Changes to the var_export Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
?string - Parameter name of parameter #1 changed:
$varto$value - Parameter type added for parameter #1 (
$value):mixed - Parameter type added for parameter #2 (
$return):bool - Parameter default value added for position #2 (
$return):false
- var_export($var, $return)
+ var_export(mixed $value, bool $return = false): ?stringvar_export Function Availability
var_export Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.6Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |