.\"save the value of a variables into a string
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save_variable
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save_variable

.SH Name
.SI 5
save_variable() - save the value of variable into a string
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.SH Synopsis
.SI 5
string save_variable( mixed var );
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.SH Description
.SP 5 5
Saves the LPC value `var' into a string.  The format is the same as
save/restore_object().
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.SH See also
.SI 5
restore_variable(), save_object(), restore_object()
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