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HB_DumpVar()

Converts a value to a character string holding human readable text.

Syntax

HB_DumpVar( <xValue> ) --> cText

Arguments

<xValue>

This is a value of any data type.

Return

The function returns a character string containing the passed value as a human readable text.

Description

Function HB_DumpVar() accepts a value of any data type and returns a character string holding a human readable text. This is especially useful for getting data of complex data types, such as Array, Hash and Object, and writing it to a log file. HB_DumpVar() is a plain debugging function.

Info

See also:	CStr(), HB_Serialize(), ValToPrg(), ValToPrgExp()
Category:	Debug functions , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\dumpvar.prg
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll