How can I capture the result of var_dump to a string?

Question

I\'d like to capture the output of var_dump to a string.

The PHP documentation says;

As with anything that outputs its result directly to the

Answer 1

function return_var_dump(){
    // It works like var_dump, but it returns a string instead of printing it.
    $args = func_get_args(); // For <5.3.0 support ...
    ob_start();
    call_user_func_array('var_dump', $args);
    return ob_get_clean();
}