Export

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( excerpt from http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.export.php )

public static function export(
  mixed $argument,
  bool $return = false,
): ?string;

Exports a reflected class.

Parameters

• mixed $argument
• bool $return = false

Returns

• mixed - If the return parameter is set to TRUE, then the export is returned as a string, otherwise NULL is returned.