# cf.Variable.dump

`Variable.``dump`(display=True, prefix=None, omit=(), field=None, key=None, _title=None, _level=0)

  Return a string containing a full description of the instance.

  Parameters: | display: `bool`, optional If False then return the description as a string. By default the description is printed, i.e. `f.dump()` is equivalent to `print f.dump(display=False)`. omit: sequence of `str`, optional Omit the given CF properties from the description. prefix: optional Ignored.
  Returns: | out: `None` or `str` A string containing the description.
  Examples: |

      >>> f.dump()
      Data(1, 2) = [[2999-12-01 00:00:00, 3000-12-01 00:00:00]] 360_day
      axis = 'T'
      standard_name = 'time'

      >>> f.dump(omit=('axis',))
      Data(1, 2) = [[2999-12-01 00:00:00, 3000-12-01 00:00:00]] 360_day
      standard_name = 'time'