Too many output arguments, simple but useful question

Hi, I'm trying to get the following code (simplified) running but I don't get the clue how:

a = 3; b=2; c=1;
lol = [1 2 3]; 
[a b c] = lol;

I get the error "Too many ouptut arguments" and I understand, that this occurs as soon as I request too many outputs from a function/expression. How may I now tell the variable "lol" to split up in 3 arguments?

(In my special case, I'm using str2double(aCellArray) instead of the variable lol)

Thanks a lot and sorry for this rather dumb question xD

[Fangjun Jiang]

What are you trying to do? Are you trying to assign multiple variables at a time?

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Here is one kludgy way:

a = 3; b=2; c=1; lol = [1 2 3];

lolCell = num2cell(lol);

[a b c] = lolCell{:}

Answer 2

[Grzegorz Knor]

I suggest to write own function, something like this:

function varargout = split(a)
for k = 1:nargout
  varargout{k} = a(k);
end

[Grzegorz Knor]

an example:

[a b c] = split(mean(rand(3)))

Answer 3

[Vincent]

wow I assumed there's an easy, handsome solution. Thanks for your suggestions, I'm gonna use one of them ;)