---
name: "Reflect.dump"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Reflect.dump"
---

# Reflect.dump(3kaya)

Print any value as a string

## NAME

Reflect::dump - Print any value as a string

## SYNOPSIS

**Void dump(** *a val* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**val** A value

## DESCRIPTION

Prints any value as a string, including arrays, unions and closures. Note that what is printed is the run-time representation of the value, so **dump(just(5));**  will print Tag1(5), not just(5).

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.