information about a variable The Var_Dump class is a wrapper for the var_dump function. The var_dump function displays structured information about expressions that includes its type and value. Arrays are explored recursively with values indented to show structure. The Var_Dump class captures the output of the var_dump function, by using output control functions, and then uses external renderer classes for displaying the result in various graphical ways: * Simple text, * HTML/XHTML text, * HTML/XHTML table, * XML, * ... PR: ports/74329 Submitted by: Antônio Carlos Venâncio Júnior <antonio@php.net>