# cf.dump

`cf.``dump`(x, **kwargs)

  Print a description of an object.

  If the object has a `dump` method then this is used to create the output, so that `cf.dump(f)` is equivalent to `print f.dump()`. Otherwise `cf.dump(x)` is equivalent to `print x`.

  Parameters: | x : The object to print. kwargs : optional As for the input variable’s `dump` method, if it has one.
  Returns: | None
  Examples: |

      >>> x = 3.14159
      >>> cf.dump(x)
      3.14159

      >>> f
      <CF Field: rainfall_rate(latitude(10), longitude(20)) kg m2 s-1>
      >>> cf.dump(f)
      >>> cf.dump(f, complete=True)