- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$foo = "foo";
$bar = "bar";
$baz = [&$foo, $bar];
var_dump($baz);//array(2) { [0]=> &string(3) "foo" [1]=> string(3) "bar" }
list($one, $two) = $baz;
var_dump($one, $two);//string(3) "foo"<--[SPOILED] string(3) "bar"