Outputs the elements, variables and values of most kinds of CFML objects. Useful for debugging. You can display the contents of simple and complex variables, objects, components, user-defined functions, and other elements.
Dump( var=object , expand=boolean , format=string , hide=string , keys=numeric , label=string , metainfo=boolean , output=string , show=string , showUDFs=boolean , top=numeric , abort=boolean , eval=string );
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Argument
Description
var
object,
optional
Variable to display.
expand
boolean,
optional
expands views
format
string,
optional
specify the output format of the dump, the following formats are supported:
simple: - a simple html output (no JavaScript or CSS)
text (default output="console"): plain text output (no html)
html (default output="browser"): regular output with html/CSS/JavaScript
classic: classic view with html/CSS/JavaScript
hide
string,
optional
hide column or keys.
keys
numeric,
optional
For a structure, number of keys to display.
label
string,
optional
header for the dump output.
metainfo
boolean,
optional
Includes information about the query in the cfdump results.
output
string,
optional
Where to send the results:
console: the result is written to the console (System.out).
browser (default): the result is written to the browser response stream.
show
string,
optional
show column or keys.
showUDFs
boolean,
optional
show UDFs in cfdump output.
top
numeric,
optional
The number of rows to display.
abort
boolean,
optional
stops further processing of the request.
eval
string,
optional
name of the variable to display, also used as label, when no label defined.
Examples
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