- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = array(
'foo' => 'bar',
'example' => 'data',
'sn' => 'afu',
);
$test = 'foo';
echo '$a["example"]= ';
var_dump($a['example']);
echo '$test= ';
var_dump($test);
echo '$a[$test]= ';
var_dump($a[$test]);