how can i see object data returned by node_load() method in Drupal?

I need to see the full object returned by node_load() method. I know we can use var_dump() method for th开发者_开发知识库is. but don't understand where and how to use the var_dump() method...

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print the output in a drupal message (I'm using var_export() to redirect the output).

drupal_set_message('<pre>'.var_export($node, true).'</pre>');

Paste these lines on the first line of the function.