Array destructuring ----- $b, 'b' => $a] = $baz; ----- !!php7 array( 0: Stmt_Expression( expr: Expr_Assign( var: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: a ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 1: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: b ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) expr: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: c ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 1: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: d ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) ) ) 1: Stmt_Expression( expr: Expr_Assign( var: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: null 1: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: a ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 2: null 3: null 4: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: b ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 5: null ) ) expr: Expr_Variable( name: foo ) ) ) 2: Stmt_Expression( expr: Expr_Assign( var: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: null 1: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: a ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 2: Expr_ArrayItem( key: null value: Expr_Variable( name: b ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) expr: Expr_Variable( name: bar ) ) ) 3: Stmt_Expression( expr: Expr_Assign( var: Expr_Array( items: array( 0: Expr_ArrayItem( key: Scalar_String( value: a ) value: Expr_Variable( name: b ) byRef: false unpack: false ) 1: Expr_ArrayItem( key: Scalar_String( value: b ) value: Expr_Variable( name: a ) byRef: false unpack: false ) ) ) expr: Expr_Variable( name: baz ) ) ) )