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Example

Example 1

Assign the values in the array to some variables:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$my_array</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Dog"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Cat"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Horse"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token keyword"></span></span><mark><span class="token keyword">list</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token variable">$b</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token variable">$c</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token variable">$my_array</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"I have several animals, a <span class="token interpolation"><span class="token variable">$a</span></span> , a <span class="token interpolation"><span class="token variable">$b</span></span> and a <span class="token interpolation"><span class="token variable">$c</span></span> ."</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span>

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Example 2

Use the first and third variables:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$my_array</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Dog"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Cat"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Horse"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token keyword"></span></span><mark><span class="token keyword">list</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token variable">$c</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token variable">$my_array</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"I only use <span class="token interpolation"><span class="token variable">the $a</span></span> and <span class="token interpolation"><span class="token variable">$c</span></span> variables here."</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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