- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$object = new stdClass();
$object->{'1'} = 'one';
$array = (array) $object;
var_dump($array);
/* produces
array(1) {
["1"]=>
string(3) "one"
}
*/
//none of the following will work
$key = '1';
echo $array[1], $array['1'], $array["1"], $array[(string)1], $array[$key];