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^runkit7 FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

runkit7_zval_inspect

(PECL runkit7 >= Unknown)

runkit7_zval_inspect — Returns information about the passed in value with data types, reference counts, etc

Description

function runkit7_zval_inspect(string $value): array

Parameters

value

The value to return the representation of

Return Values

The array returned by this function contains the following elements:

  • address
  • refcount (optional)
  • is_ref (optional)
  • type

Examples

Example #1 runkit7_zval_inspect() example

<?php

$var = new DateTime();
var_dump(runkit7_zval_inspect($var));

$var = 1;
var_dump(runkit7_zval_inspect($var));
?>

The above example will output:

array(4) {
  ["address"]=>
  string(14) "0x7f45ab21b1e0"
  ["refcount"]=>
  int(2)
  ["is_ref"]=>
  bool(false)
  ["type"]=>
  int(8)
}

array(2) {
  ["address"]=>
  string(14) "0x7f45ab21b1e0"
  ["type"]=>
  int(4)
}

<runkit7_superglobalsuopz>
^runkit7 FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026