Is setting multiple variables in 1 line valid in javascript? (var x=y='value';)

Question

This is valid in php:

$x=$y=\'value\';

This will in esscence set both $x and $y to \'value\'.

Is this valid in javascript?

Answer 1

When vars have different values you can easily write:

var x = 0,
    y = 1,
    ...
    z = 2;