diff --git a/core/includes/utility.inc b/core/includes/utility.inc
index cea75d2..5b2719d 100644
--- a/core/includes/utility.inc
+++ b/core/includes/utility.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Miscellaneous functions.
  */
 
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Variable;
+
 /**
  * Drupal-friendly var_export().
  *
@@ -15,51 +17,9 @@
  *
  * @return string
  *   The variable exported in a way compatible to Drupal's coding standards.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use \Drupal\Component\Utility\Variable::export().
  */
 function drupal_var_export($var, $prefix = '') {
-  if (is_array($var)) {
-    if (empty($var)) {
-      $output = 'array()';
-    }
-    else {
-      $output = "array(\n";
-      // Don't export keys if the array is non associative.
-      $export_keys = array_values($var) != $var;
-      foreach ($var as $key => $value) {
-        $output .= '  ' . ($export_keys ? drupal_var_export($key) . ' => ' : '') . drupal_var_export($value, '  ', FALSE) . ",\n";
-      }
-      $output .= ')';
-    }
-  }
-  elseif (is_bool($var)) {
-    $output = $var ? 'TRUE' : 'FALSE';
-  }
-  elseif (is_string($var)) {
-    if (strpos($var, "\n") !== FALSE || strpos($var, "'") !== FALSE) {
-      // If the string contains a line break or a single quote, use the
-      // double quote export mode. Encode backslash and double quotes and
-      // transform some common control characters.
-      $var = str_replace(array('\\', '"', "\n", "\r", "\t"), array('\\\\', '\"', '\n', '\r', '\t'), $var);
-      $output = '"' . $var . '"';
-    }
-    else {
-      $output = "'" . $var . "'";
-    }
-  }
-  elseif (is_object($var) && get_class($var) === 'stdClass') {
-    // var_export() will export stdClass objects using an undefined
-    // magic method __set_state() leaving the export broken. This
-    // workaround avoids this by casting the object as an array for
-    // export and casting it back to an object when evaluated.
-    $output = '(object) ' . drupal_var_export((array) $var, $prefix);
-  }
-  else {
-    $output = var_export($var, TRUE);
-  }
-
-  if ($prefix) {
-    $output = str_replace("\n", "\n$prefix", $output);
-  }
-
-  return $output;
+  return Variable::export($var, $prefix);
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Variable.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Variable.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8137896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Utility/Variable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\Component\Utility\Export.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Component\Utility;
+
+/**
+ * Provides helpers for dealing with variables.
+ */
+class Variable {
+
+  /**
+   * Drupal-friendly var_export().
+   *
+   * @param mixed $var
+   *   The variable to export.
+   * @param string $prefix
+   *   A prefix that will be added at the beginning of every lines of the output.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The variable exported in a way compatible to Drupal's coding standards.
+   */
+  public static function export($var, $prefix = '') {
+    if (is_array($var)) {
+      if (empty($var)) {
+        $output = 'array()';
+      }
+      else {
+        $output = "array(\n";
+        // Don't export keys if the array is non associative.
+        $export_keys = array_values($var) != $var;
+        foreach ($var as $key => $value) {
+          $output .= '  ' . ($export_keys ? static::export($key) . ' => ' : '') . static::export($value, '  ', FALSE) . ",\n";
+        }
+        $output .= ')';
+      }
+    }
+    elseif (is_bool($var)) {
+      $output = $var ? 'TRUE' : 'FALSE';
+    }
+    elseif (is_string($var)) {
+      if (strpos($var, "\n") !== FALSE || strpos($var, "'") !== FALSE) {
+        // If the string contains a line break or a single quote, use the
+        // double quote export mode. Encode backslash and double quotes and
+        // transform some common control characters.
+        $var = str_replace(array('\\', '"', "\n", "\r", "\t"), array('\\\\', '\"', '\n', '\r', '\t'), $var);
+        $output = '"' . $var . '"';
+      }
+      else {
+        $output = "'" . $var . "'";
+      }
+    }
+    elseif (is_object($var) && get_class($var) === 'stdClass') {
+      // var_export() will export stdClass objects using an undefined
+      // magic method __set_state() leaving the export broken. This
+      // workaround avoids this by casting the object as an array for
+      // export and casting it back to an object when evaluated.
+      $output = '(object) ' . static::export((array) $var, $prefix);
+    }
+    else {
+      $output = var_export($var, TRUE);
+    }
+
+    if ($prefix) {
+      $output = str_replace("\n", "\n$prefix", $output);
+    }
+
+    return $output;
+  }
+
+}