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PHP list() Function

Definition and Usage

The list() function is used to assign values to a list of variables in one operation.

list(var1,var2...)

Parameter	Description
var1	Required. The first variable to assign a value to
var2	Optional. More variables to assign values to

Note: This function only works on numerical arrays.

<?php
$my_array = array("Dog","Cat","Horse");

list($a, $b, $c) = $my_array;
echo "I have several animals, a $a, a $b and a $c.";
?>

The output of the code above will be:

I have several animals, a Dog, a Cat and a Horse.

<?php
$my_array = array("Dog","Cat","Horse");

list($a, , $c) = $my_array;
echo "Here I only use the $a and $c variables.";
?>

The output of the code above will be:

Here I only use the Dog and Horse variables.