- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
class Base {};
class Test1 extends Base {};
class Test2 extends Base {};
$base = new Base();
$test_2 = new Test2();
$test_1 = new Test1();
var_dump($base == $test_1);
var_dump($base == $test_2);
var_dump($test_1 == $test_2);
class DateTime1 extends DateTime {};
class DateTime2 extends DateTime {};
class DateTime3 extends DateTime2 {};
$date_1 = new DateTime1("2009-02-12 12:47:41 GMT");
$date_2 = new DateTime2("2009-02-12 12:47:41 GMT");
$date_3 = new DateTime3("2009-02-12 12:47:41 GMT");
var_dump($date_1 == $date_2);
var_dump($date_1 == $date_3);
var_dump($date_2 == $date_3);