- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
function getSomeArray(){
return ['a' => 34];
}
function getSomeObject(){
$x = new StdClass();
$x->blah = 42;
return $x;
}
// you don't need to 'prepare' anything, you will get exactly what those two functions above return.
$a = getSomeArray();
var_dump($a);
$b = getSomeObject();
var_dump($b);