var_dump($query)

how do i var_dump query from function

function dp_section_box($args = array()) {
    $defaults = array(
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'cat' => '',
        'taxonomies' => array(),
        'view' => 'grid-small',
        'title' => '',
        'link' => '',
        'post__in' => '',
        'posts_per_page' => '',
        'hide_if_empty' => false
    );
    $args = wp_parse_args($args, $defaults);
    extract($args);

    $posts_per_page = absint($posts_per_page);
    // Set default posts number if no specified
    if(empty($posts_per_page)) {
        if($view == 'grid-mini')
            $posts_per_page = 8;
        elseif($view == 'grid-small')
            $posts_per_page = 6;
        elseif($view == 'grid-medium')
            $posts_per_page = 4;
        elseif($view == 'list-small')
            $posts_per_page = 3;
        elseif($view == 'list-medium')
            $posts_per_page = 2;
        elseif($view == 'list-large')
            $posts_per_page = 1;
    }
    $args['posts_per_page'] = $posts_per_page;

    $args = dp_parse_query_args($args);
    $query = new WP_Query($args);

}

; ?>

inside some template to check if its working?