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

Here is the complete solution as a function:

function varDumpToString ($var)
{
    ob_start();
    var_dump($var);
    return ob_get_clean();
}