What are the potential pitfalls of using list() function with strings instead of arrays in PHP?

Using the list() function with strings in PHP will result in each character of the string being treated as an element of the array, which may not be the desired outcome. To avoid this issue, it is recommended to first convert the string into an array using the str_split() function before using list(). 

$string = "Hello";
$array = str_split($string);

list($first, $second, $third, $fourth, $fifth) = $array;

echo $first; // Output: H
echo $second; // Output: e
echo $third; // Output: l
echo $fourth; // Output: l
echo $fifth; // Output: o

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