John Davidson

Message:

If I use var_dump to some class, say DateTime:

<?php



$date = new DateTime();



var_dump($date);

I got

/var/www/php/test/index.php:5:

object(DateTime)[1]

  public 'date' => string '2021-02-16 23:23:10.768097' (length=26)

  public 'timezone_type' => int 3

  public 'timezone' => string 'Europe/Berlin' (length=13)

Which I interpret there are 3 public properties. So I try to access them:

<?php



$date = new DateTime();



var_dump($date);



//example of accessing public $date; of class DateTime;

echo $date->date;

but I got Undefined property: DateTime::$date in /var/www/php/test/index.php on line 7

So how should I interpret var_dump(some class)?

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My Answer:
Yes, `var_dump()` will show the class properties of an object when used on an instance of a class. For example, if you use `var_dump(new DateTime())`, it will display all the properties and values of the DateTime object.