public static function dumpAsString($var, $depth = 10, $highlight = false)
    {
        self::$_output = '';
        self::$_objects = [];
        self::$_depth = $depth;
        self::dumpInternal($var, 0);
        if ($highlight) {
            $result = highlight_string("<?php\n" . self::$_output, true);
            self::$_output = preg_replace('/&lt;\\?php<br \\/>/', '', $result, 1);
        }

        return self::$_output;
    }