- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
echo '------------ Teste ------------' . PHP_EOL;
$variavel = 'teste';
var_dump(isset($variavel), is_null($variavel));
echo '------------ NULL ------------' . PHP_EOL;
$variavel = null;
var_dump(isset($variavel), is_null($variavel));
echo '------------ Unset ------------' . PHP_EOL;
unset($variavel);
var_dump(isset($variavel), is_null($variavel));