print_r

print_r -- Prints human-readable information about a variable.

Description

void print_r(mixed expression);

This function displays information about the values of variables in a way that's readable by humans. If given a string, integer or double, the value itself will be printed. If given an array, values will be presented in a format that shows keys and elements. Similar notation is used for objects.

Compare print_r() to var_dump().

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  2 <?php
  3 $a = array (1, 2, array ("a", "b", "c"));
  4 print_r ($a);
  5 ?>
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