--TEST-- Testing list() with several variables --FILE-- <?php $str = "foo"; list($a, $b, $c) = $str; var_dump($a, $b, $c); print "----\n"; $int = 1; list($a, $b, $c) = $int; var_dump($a, $b, $c); print "----\n"; $obj = new stdClass; list($a, $b, $c) = $obj; var_dump($a, $b, $c); print "----\n"; $arr = array(1, 2, 3); list($a, $b, $c) = $arr; var_dump($a, $b, $c); ?> --EXPECTF-- NULL NULL NULL ---- NULL NULL NULL ---- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in %s:%d Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in %s on line %d