- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = array('Implied', 1=> 'Integer', '2' => 'String', 3.0 => 'Float', '' => 'empty', 'f' => 'Non-int');
foreach($a AS $k=>$v){
echo "$v is treated as (" . gettype($k) . ') ' . var_export($k, true) . "\r\n\r\n";
}