/**
* Function : dump()
* Arguments: The data - array, hash(associative array), object
*    The level - OPTIONAL
* Returns  : The textual representation of the array.
* This function was inspired by the print_r function of PHP.
* This will accept some data as the argument and return a
* text that will be a more readable version of the
* array/hash/object that is given.
*/
function dump(arr, level) 
{
    var dumped_text = "";
    if(!level) level = 0;
    
    // The padding given at the beginning of the line.
    var level_padding = "";
    
    for(var j = 0; j < level + 1; j++) level_padding += "    ";
    
    if(typeof(arr) == 'object') 
    { 
        // Array / Hashes / Objects
        for(var item in arr) 
        {
            if(typeof(value) == 'object') { // If it is an array,
                dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' ...\n";
                dumped_text += dump(arr[item],  + 1);
            } else {
                dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' => \"" + arr[item] + "\"\n";
            }
        }
    } 
    else 
    { //Stings/Chars/Numbers etc.
        dumped_text = "===>" + arr + "<===(" + typeof(arr) + ")";
    }
    
    return dumped_text;
}

function alert_r(arr)
{
    alert(dump(arr));
}