How to define multiple variables in single statement

Question

In Python, I can define two variables with an array in one line.

>>>[a,b] = [1,2]
>>>a
1
>>>b
2

How do I do the

Answer 1

If you literaly mean line; as long as you place a semicolon in between two statements, they are executed as if there is a new line in between so you can call:

a = 1; b = 2;

You can even compress an entire file into a oneliner, by removing comment (that scope to the end of the line). Spacing (space, tab, new line,...) is in general removed from the Java files (in memory) as first step in the Java compiler.

But you are probably more interested in a singe statement. Sytax like [start, stop] = parseFile(file); is not supported (at least not for now). You can make a onliner:

int[] data = parseFile(file); start = data[0]; stop = data[1];