Does Java have multiple assignment as in Python?

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In Python

a,b =b,a+b

is there anything similar in Java? I tried the same thing in Java but it didn't work.

user7 hahahaha, maybe he is looking for another form of expression that works. — Aakash Verma, Apr 10 '18 at 18:29
@AakashVerma You can find cheeky ways - But not anything like that — Thiyagu, Apr 10 '18 at 18:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '18 at 18:31

No, not exactly. Multiple assignment in Python does not work the same way in Java. In Java, if you assign multiple variables at once, you must be assigning them all to the same value.

To get similar behavior in Java, you'd have to encapsulate a and b in an object or other collection, then do the assignment based on setting/returning an object of that type. (Then there is the extra step of unpacking the values of a and b from that enclosing object or collection.)

Does Java have multiple assignment as in Python?

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