I've seen code where something like this is done:
auto [a, b, c] = some_array_ptr;
What are the rules and proper terminology for this type of assignment?
What are the rules for unpacking array elements to multiple variables in C++?
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(Translating @BessieTheCow's comment into an answer) in C++, this is called "structured binding". Read about it at cppreference.com, and you may also be interested in this question here on StackOverflow:
Understand structured binding in C++17 by analogy
Note that not everything you might interpret as "multiple values" can actually be used in structured binding (e.g. - a pointer may point to many values but it won't work, as @Peter points out.)
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