# cf.CellMethods.dump

`CellMethods.``dump`(display=True, prefix=None, field=None, _level=0)

  Return a string containing a full description of the instance.

  If a cell methods ‘name’ is followed by a ‘*’ then that cell method is relevant to the data in a way which may not be precisely defined its corresponding dimension or dimensions.

  Parameters: | display: `bool`, optional If False then return the description as a string. By default the description is printed, i.e. `c.dump()` is equivalent to `print c.dump(display=False)`. prefix: `str`, optional Set the common prefix of component names. By default the instance’s class name is used. field: `cf.Field`, optional
  Returns: | out: `str` or `None` A string containing the description.
  Examples: |