- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag></tag>');
echo 'An empty SimpleXMLElement is ';
var_export((bool) $xml);
echo "\n";
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag>data</tag>');
echo 'A SimpleXMLElement with data is ';
var_export((bool) $xml);
echo "\n";
$obj = new stdClass();
echo 'An empty stdClass is ';
var_export((bool) $obj);
echo "\n";
class A {
public function __toString() {
return '';
}
}
$a = new A();
echo 'A class that returns an empty string from __toString() is ';
var_export((string) $a);