Debug value helper function

Returns a human-readable version of a variable

function dval($val, $print=true, $method='var_export'){

    // dval = Debug a VALue -> easy to remember for me

    if ($method == 'var_export'){
        $r = var_export($val, true);
    }
    else {
        $r = print_r($val, true);
    }

    if ($print){ print "<pre>[[" . htmlspecialchars($r) . "]]</pre>"; }
    else { return "<pre>[[" . htmlspecialchars($r) . "]]</pre>"; }
}

$v = array(1,2,3,array(1,2,3));

dval($v);
dval($v, 1, 'print_r');