Display variable contents

function ShowVariable($TheVariable) 
    {
    $VariableName = key($TheVariable);
    $VariableValue = $TheVariable[$VariableName];
    echo chr(60). 'p' . chr(62) . $VariableName . ' is ';
    var_dump($VariableValue);  
    }
ShowVariable(compact('VariableNameWithoutDollarSign'));