What is the Java equivalent of PHP var_dump?

Question

PHP has a var_dump() function which outputs the internal contents of an object, showing an object\'s type and content.

For example:

Answer 1

I like to use GSON because it's often already a dependency of the type of projects I'm working on:

public static String getDump(Object o) {
    return new GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create().toJson(o);
}

Or substitute GSON for any other JSON library you use.