code: public function describeValue($value)
      {
          $type = $this->getType($value);
          switch ($type) {
              case 'Null':
                  return 'NULL';
              case 'Boolean':
                  return 'Boolean: ' . ($value ? 'true' : 'false');
              case 'Array':
                  return 'Array: ' . count($value) . ' items';
              case 'Object':
                  return 'Object: of ' . get_class($value);
              case 'String':
                  return 'String: ' . $this->clipString($value, 200);
              default:
                  return $type . ': ' . $value;
          }
      }
docs: Renders a variable in a shorter form than print_r().
  
  @param mixed $value      Variable to render as a string.
  
  @return string           Human readable string form.