php - how is output(echo) array without use of json_encode?(codeigniter)

Question

for output array Instead of using json_encode, use of what.(how is output(echo) array without use of json_encode?) i use of codeigniter.

CI_Controller:

function auto_complete(){
    $hotel_search = $this->input->post('search_hotel');      
    echo json_encode($this->model_tour->auto_complete($hotel_search)); 
// if use of json_encode output is '[{"name":"salal"},{"name":"salaso"},{"name":"salasi"},{"name":"salsh"}]' if don want use of json_encode output is "Array"
}

CI_model:

function auto_complete($hotel_search)
    {

            $query_hotel_search = $this->db->order_by("id", "desc")->like('name', $hotel_search)->get('hotel_submits');
            if($query_hotel_search->num_rows()==0){
                return '0';
            }else{
                $data = array();
                foreach ($query_hotel_search->result() as $row)
                {
                   $data[] = array('name' => $row->name);
                }
                return $data;          
        }
}

Answer 1

If you just want to view the array, print_r($array) or var_dump($array) will work