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get_defined_vars

Name

get_defined_vars — Fetch a list of all variables in the current scope.

Synopsis

array get_defined_vars(); void :

Returns

Associative array

Description

get_defined_vars() returns an associative array that contains the names and values of all variables set in the current scope. The variable names are used as the key names, while the variable values are used as the array values.

Arrays and objects are rendered as nested arrays. See the examples below.

Note

The array contains all variables set with the exception of the special variable $GLOBALS.

Example

Example 1379. Display all global variables

<?php
    print_r (get_defined_vars ());
?>

Output is too long to display!

Example 1380. Display all variables within an object

<?php
class foo {
   var $bar, $baz;

   function foo () {
      $this->bar = $this->baz = 1;
      var_dump (get_defined_vars ());
   }
}

new foo ();
?>

Output:array(1) {
  ["this"]=>
  &object(foo)(2) {
    ["baz"]=>
    int(1)
    ["bar"]=>
    int(1)
  }
}

Example 1381. Serialize all global variables

$serialized = serialize (get_defined_vars ());

// Make the variables safe to store in a MySQL database
$serialized = mysql_escape_string ($serialized);

// Code to insert data into database
//...

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