Haxe construct to mimic PHP list() = each() in Haxe 2.10 -

you know construct in languages, in php , perl:

var $a = ["apple", "banana", "pear", "orange"]; list($p1, $p2, $p3, $p4) = each($a); echo $p1;  // apple echo $p2;  // banana echo $p3;  // pear echo $p4;  // orange 

it used in while loops, e.g. while (list($key, $val) = each($fruit)) echo "$key: $val;". not in loops.

in 1 line affect 2 or 3 variables coming different columns of row in database, or taking scalar values array in above example.

another usage of in conjunction split, in scripts:

list($a, $b, $c) = split("/", "papa/tango/charlie");    // php code again. 

is possible achieve or similar haxe?

for instance, supposing had static function assignto (probably macro), imagine usage:

using arrext;  class test {     public static function main() {         [13, "bobby fisher", "usa"].assignto(age, name, country);  // macro *define* vars, no declaration needed         trace(age);         trace(name);         trace(country);     } } 

i'm more looking haxe 2.10 solution, haxe 3 solution welcome can useful everyone.

the feature called destructuring assignment, or unpacking. instead of writing macro function, there simpler way... use pattern matching (in haxe 3)!

switch ["apple", "banana", "pear", "orange"] {     case [p1, p2, p3, p4]:         trace(p2); //"banana" } 

it looks different, functionally same.