Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63021&edit=1
ID: 63021 Updated by: larue...@php.net Reported by: dexen dot devries at gmail dot com Summary: var_export() does not export Closures Status: Open -Type: Bug +Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *Programming Data Structures PHP Version: 5.4.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: closure can not be serialized.. change to feature request instead. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-09-06 10:36:21] dexen dot devries at gmail dot com Description: ------------ While var_dump() produces sensible output for Closures, output of the var_export() is pretty much useless. Test script: --------------- <?php $a = range(1, 3); $foo = function($n) use($a) { return $a[$n]; }; var_dump($foo); var_export($foo); Expected result: ---------------- object(Closure)#1 (2) { ["static"]=> array(1) { ["a"]=> array(3) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } } ["parameter"]=> array(1) { ["$n"]=> string(10) "<required>" } } (((resembling the following:))) object(Closure)#1 (2) { ["static"]=> array(1) { ["a"]=> array(3) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } } ["parameter"]=> array(1) { ["$n"]=> string(10) "<required>" } } Actual result: -------------- object(Closure)#1 (2) { ["static"]=> array(1) { ["a"]=> array(3) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } } ["parameter"]=> array(1) { ["$n"]=> string(10) "<required>" } } Closure::__set_state(array( )) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63021&edit=1