- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$export = array();
$view = new stdClass();
$view->name = 'first_view';
$view->value = 'first_view_value';
$export[$view->name] = clone $view;
$view->value = 'messing around with the view after the fact';
$view = new stdClass();
$view->name = 'second_view';
$view->value = 'second_view_value';
$export[$view->name] = clone $view;
$view->value = 'messing around with the view after the fact part 2';
var_dump($export);