list

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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

<table>
 <tr>
  <th>Employee name</th>
  <th>Salary</th>
 </tr>

<?php

$result = mysql_query ("SELECT id, name, salary FROM employees",$conn);
while (list ($id, $name, $salary) = mysql_fetch_row ($result)) {
    print (" <tr>\n".
           "  <td><a href=\"info.php3?id=$id\">$name</a></td>\n".
           "  <td>$salary</td>\n".
           " </tr>\n");
}

?>

</table>

See also each() and array().