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# list

list -- Assign variables as if they were an array

## Description

`void list`(...);

Like array(), this is not really a function, but a language construct. list() is used to assign a list of variables in one operation.

Example 1. list() example

      1
      2 <table>
      3  <tr>
      4   <th>Employee name</th>
      5   <th>Salary</th>
      6  </tr>
      7
      8 <?php
      9
     10 $result = mysql($conn, "SELECT id, name, salary FROM employees");
     11 while (list($id, $name, $salary) = mysql_fetch_row($result)) {
     12     print(" <tr>\n".
     13           "  <td><a href=\"info.php3?id=$id\">$name</a></td>\n".
     14           "  <td>$salary</td>\n".
     15           " </tr>\n");
     16 }
     17
     18 ?>
     19
     20 </table>
     21

See also: each(), array().

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