Outputs the contents of a variable (simple or complex) of any type for debugging purposes to a specific output location.
The available output locations are: - buffer: The output is written to the buffer, which is the default location. If running on a web server, the output is written to the browser. - console: The output is printed to the System console. - Absolute File Path The output is written to a file with the specified absolute file path.
The output format can be either HTML or plain text.
The default format is HTML if the output location is the buffer or a web server or a file, otherwise it is plain text for the console.
Dump(var=[any], label=[string], top=[numeric], expand=[boolean], abort=[boolean], output=[string], format=[string], showUDFs=[boolean])var
any
false
The variable to dump, can be any type
label
string
false
A custom label to display above the dump (Only in HTML output)
top
numeric
false
The number of levels to display when dumping collections. Great to avoid dumping the entire world! Default is inifinity. (Only in HTML output)
expand
boolean
false
Whether to expand the dump. Be default, we try to expand as much as possible. (Only in HTML output)
true
abort
boolean
false
Whether to do a hard abort the request after dumping. Default is false
false
output
string
false
The output format which can be "buffer", "console", or "{absolute file path}". The default is "buffer".
format
string
false
The format of the output to a filename. Can be "html" or "text". The default is according to the output location.
showUDFs
boolean
false
Show UDFs or not. Default is true. (Only in HTML output)
true
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writeDump( server );
// You can dump any thing here. Easy to see the content of complex data type
writeDump( var=getTimeZoneInfo(), label="Tag label" );